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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.
Cuney returned and settled in Galveston, where he became active in the Union League and the Republican party; he rose to the leadership of the party. He became influential in Galveston and Texas politics, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential black leaders in the South during the 19th century.
The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Texas: Governor; Lieutenant Governor; Attorney General; State Comptroller of Public Accounts; State Land Commissioner; State Agriculture Commissioner; Treasurer (before 1996) The table also indicates the historical party composition in the: State Senate; State ...
Riding an unparalleled winning streak in modern political history, the Texas Republican Party formally opened its biennial convention in San Antonio on Thursday with its leaders promising to push ...
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 ...
Some leaders of the Republican Party of Texas have openly embraced Texans for Strong Borders. Early this month, Rinaldi, the Texas GOP chairman, co-signed a letter with Russo, the Texans for ...
(The Center Square) – Another longtime Texas Democrat has switched parties, joining the Republican Party, this time in the border county of Webb. Webb County flipped red in November, joining ...
Although raised as a Southern Democrat, Tower became a Republican in college about 1951. He rose quickly through the ranks of the Texas Republican Party; he was an unsuccessful candidate for representative to the Texas House of Representatives for the 18th district in 1954. He was a delegate to the 1956 Republican National Convention.