The Texas Republican Party will kick off its biennial convention Thursday in San Antonio against the backdrop of intraparty animus and early voting in runoff elections that could usher in a new balance of power in the Texas House.
The Texas Republican Party will kick off its biennial convention Thursday against the backdrop of intraparty animus and early voting in runoff elections that could usher in a new balance of power in the Texas House.
A notable absence at the convention will be Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who is in the crosshairs of his party’s far-right flank after detractors accused him of not being conservative enough for Texas. Though Phelan has championed Republican priorities, including extreme limits on abortion access in Texas, limiting access to books in public schools, and controversial —next week that could see him ousted from his seat.
“If the candidate or the precinct chairs or the grassroots organizations aren’t communicating value-based messages — aren’t connecting with the voters, aren’t doing any marketing, aren’t registering voters — then nobody else is,” he said. “I have instructed Mr. Rinaldi to not comment in any way on these accusations as we investigate potential civil and criminal acts including defamation,” Hooper posted. “I am also calling on the Texas Attorney General to investigate any voter intimidation by a government official in the midst of our Republican primary runoff and Texas GOP convention.
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