AudioWeekly Roundup Podcast: Cornyn’s Gun Deal, Texas GOP Convention Friction, Rinaldi Reelected as Party Chair
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Catch up on the week's hottest stories in Texas politics with the reporting team at The Texan.
Texas GOP activists gathered in Houston for the party's biennial convention with a focus on punching back against their political opponents.
Once the legislature reconvenes in 2023, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick said restoring the felony penalty for illegal voting is his top priority.
After the legislature attempted to change the way the Texas GOP's chair and vice-chair are elected, the party is hitting back.
Two weeks before the Texas GOP convention begins, the state's top elected Republican has not agreed to speak at or sponsor the event.
A claim by an opponent of school vouchers drew a late-night retort from Texas' governor.
The former president emphasized his backing of Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Attorney General Ken Paxton, among others.
The Court of Criminal Appeals has ruled that the state attorney general does not have the authority to prosecute election fraud.
This week — Gov. Abbott backs a push for school choice legislation, the Texas GOP joins the legal effort to revisit a decision that neutered part of the election reform bill, and Republican candidate Wesley Hunt receives a national endorsement.
This week — the Republican Party of Texas backs the reconsideration of a ruling on the state’s election reform law, a state senator is named the new chair of the Senate Finance Committee, and Abbott is endorsed by 52 sheriffs.
By a unanimous vote, the Wise County GOP voted to censure Gov. Greg Abbott, a motion which was then referred to the state party.
Texas Republicans are urging the governor to add employer vaccine mandates to the call of the special session.