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The Texas Democratic Party is the affiliate of the Democratic Party in the U.S. state of Texas and one of the two major political parties in the state. The party's headquarters are in Austin, Texas. [1] President Lyndon B. Johnson was a Texas Democrat. 39 out of the 48 politicians who have served as Governor of Texas have been Texas
Trump won Texas in 2016 against former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton by about 9 points. While he lost the overall race, he won Texas against Joe Biden in 2020 by about 6 points .
The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) is the affiliate of the United States Republican Party in the state of Texas. It is currently chaired by Abraham George, succeeding Matt Rinaldi who finished his term in 2024. [1] The party is headquartered in Austin, and is legally considered to be a political action committee.
In their book, Texas Politics Today 2009-2010, authors Maxwell, Crain, and Santos attribute Texas' traditionally low voter turnout among whites to these influences. [4] But beginning in the early 20th century, voter turnout was dramatically reduced by the state legislature's disenfranchisement of most blacks, and many poor whites and Latinos.
Several Texas leaders have taken to social media or issued press releases Wednesday to express their reactions to the 2024 election results. Some of those are below:
Several prominent party leaders spoke at the Lady Bird Breakfast at the Hotel Paso del Norte on Saturday as the three-day Texas Democratic Convention came to a close. The breakfast was attended by ...
Cathie Louise Adams (born January 8, 1950) is a Texas politician. [1] She served as party chair of the Republican Party of Texas from October 2009 to June 2010. [2]In April 2016, Adams broke with Phyllis Schlafly over Schlafly's endorsement on March 11 of Donald Trump for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination.
Though the mayor’s position in Dallas is technically nonpartisan, Johnson joins Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker as one of two Republican mayors to lead a major Texas city.