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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.
The Lily-White Movement was an anti-black political movement within the Republican Party in the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It was a response to the political and socioeconomic gains made by African-Americans following the Civil War and the Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution, which eliminated slavery and involuntary servitude ("except as punishment for a crime").
The Republican Party was slated to control 69 of 99 state legislative chambers in 2017 (the most it had held in history) [150] and at least 33 governorships (the most it had held since 1922). [151] The party took total control of the government (legislative chambers and governorships) in 25 states following the 2016 elections; [ 152 ] this was ...
The group, founded by legendary Fort Worth activist and educator Reby Cary, works to empower Black participation in the Republican Party while being a resource for Black Americans at all levels of ...
The national Republican Party has tacked harder right in recent decades, but in Texas, the shift has been supercharged by spending from three West Texas billionaires, Tim Dunn and the brothers ...
“What the Republican Party is amplifying is that college students, young white men in particular, they can still sell this message to,” she continued, “and have them carry the water for ...
Cuney's elevation to the Texas Republican chairmanship aggravated some white Republicans in Texas and nationwide. [25] Since Emancipation, many whites in the young Republican party had worried about alienating Southern whites if blacks were allowed to gain too much influence in the party. Although initially the power of the black vote was seen ...
The Southern United States as defined by the Census Bureau. In American politics, the Southern strategy was a Republican Party electoral strategy to increase political support among white voters in the South by appealing to racism against African Americans.