Analysis: State GOP Pols Still Finding Voices to Back Trump
Before Texas Republicans can become evangelists for their presidential nominee, they’re going to have to reconcile themselves to Donald Trump. Full Story
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Analysis: A Very Early Guide to November’s Competitive Texas Races
Most of the 218 races at the top of the state and federal sections of our general election ballots in November are not going to be competitive. Here's a look at those that are likely to be. Full Story
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Analysis: Selling Ideas to the People Who Influence Texas Lawmakers
The more prescriptive a party platform becomes, the more it reads like a directive to the Legislature. In Texas, the GOP platform becomes a way to build the kind of grassroots support that can spur action from legislators. That, in turn, attracts lobbyists. Full Story
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Analysis: The Texas GOP, in Its Own Words
It’s not really news that the latest Republican Party of Texas platform has some offbeat ideas in it. That’s always the case. The platform is the state GOP’s biennial gift to political reporters and columnists. But it's also the clearest expression of the GOP's preferences and intentions. Full Story
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Scenes from the Texas GOP Convention
Scenes from the 2016 state Republican Party convention in Dallas, Texas. Full Story
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![Linda Eden of Denton County poses with Donald Trump poster while attending the trade show at the Republican Party of Texas convention on May 13, 2016.]()
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Analysis: A Place at the Table for Two Texas Republicans Under Fire
The two statewide officials whose halos have slipped got a couple of the least-prominent speaking spots at the Texas GOP convention. They weren’t the stars of this show, but the GOP faithful appear to be giving both the benefit of the doubt. Full Story
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![Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (l.) and Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller. Both spoke at the state GOP convention in Dallas Texas on May 14, 2016.]()
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Texas GOP Approves Platform, Weighs In on Transgender Bathrooms
Texas Republicans approved their 2016 platform, weighing in on transgender bathroom rules and many other aspects of American life. Party officials, however, averted determined efforts by some delegates to insert a plank in favor of allowing Texas to secede from the United States. Full Story
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Texas GOP Hears Cruz on "Challenges Ahead," Sessions on Unity
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, sought Saturday to re-energize his most loyal supporters after a tough defeat in the presidential race, urging them not to abandon the conservative movement. U.S. Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama urged the delegates to unite and forge ahead. Full Story
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![Former presidential candidate and U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz speaks at the state Republican convention in Dallas, Texas on May 14, 2016.]()
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Mechler Wins Re-election as Texas GOP Chairman
Tom Mechler has won re-election as chairman of the Republican Party of Texas. Full Story
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Texas Republicans Rail Against Obama Transgender Directive
Texas Republicans came out swinging Friday against President Barack Obama's new directive on transgender students, already a piping-hot issue here at the state GOP convention. Full Story
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Analysis: Regardless of 2016 Results, Texas GOP Still Enthralled by Cruz
Ted Cruz, for perfectly sound reasons, packed the Republican Party of Texas convention with his own supporters. As of last week, he’s no longer a candidate for president of the United States, but he’s still the favorite here. Full Story
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Analysis: Whose Texas GOP Is It, Anyway?
The Republican Party of Texas’ convention in Dallas gives the heart of the state’s GOP electorate a chance to see their heroes and stars and to figure out — if possible — where the various conservative tribes are going to come together. Full Story
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The Ticket 2016: What's Next for the GOP?
This week on The Ticket 2016 podcast: KUT’s Ben Philpott talks with ABC News chief political analyst Matthew Dowd on what's next for the GOP, and he takes a peek at the upcoming Texas Republican convention. Full Story
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Analysis: No Middle Ground in Texas GOP's Leadership Race
The contest between current Texas Republican Party Chairman Tom Mechler and his opponent, Jared Woodfill, is about purity, about which kinds of conservatives the Texas GOP represents and about what the party is supposed to be doing. Full Story
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Analysis: Three Extra Special Texas Republican Convention Delegates
Three Texas Republicans could have golden tickets to their national political convention this summer; unlike their colleagues, they’ll be allowed to vote for any presidential candidate they choose. Full Story
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Travis County GOP Condemns Its Next Chairman
At a packed Travis County GOP executive committee meeting Tuesday night, it took less than a minute for someone to acknowledge the elephant not in the room — newly elected chair Robert Morrow. Full Story
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Texas Near Bottom Among States in Primary Turnout This Year
Texas saw record turnout numbers in last week’s presidential primaries, but it still had one of the lowest voting-age participation rates of the states that have held primaries so far. Full Story
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Abbott Weighs In on Controversial GOP Chairman
As the battle for control of the Travis County GOP heats up, and its newly elected chair writes increasingly raunchy tweets at a breakneck speed, Gov. Greg Abbott has stepped into the fray to condemn his fellow Republican Full Story
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Travis County GOP Split Over Controversial Chairman-Elect
Members of the Travis County GOP are split about their feelings toward controversial incoming chairman Robert Morrow — some are pledging mutiny, while others embrace him as an agent of change. Full Story
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Travis County GOP Apoplectic Over Newly Elected Chairman
The newly elected chair of the Republican Party in the county that includes the Texas Capitol spent most of election night tweeting about former Gov. Rick Perry’s sexual orientation and former President Bill Clinton’s penis. Full Story
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![Author Robert Morrow was elected chairman of the Travis Co. Republican Party on March 1, 2016.]()
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