Republican Party of Texas
Texas affiliate of the Republican Party
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| 2024 | Harris County held nine separate senatorial district conventions for the Republican Party of Texas, with each convention covering a portion of the county split across different state senate districts. |
| 2024 | Lubbock County held a single county-wide convention for the Republican Party of Texas, where participants elected convention officers, considered platform resolutions, and elected delegates to the state convention. |
| 2024 | The State Convention adopted a rule to potentially close the Republican primary in Texas, preventing censured candidates from running. |
| 2024 | Matt Rinaldi completed his term as chair of the Republican Party of Texas, succeeded by Abraham George. |
| 2022 | Greg Abbott wins another term as Texas governor with 54.76% of the votes (4,437,099 votes). |
| 2022 | The Texas Republican Party convention adopted a platform declaring that President Joe Biden was not legitimately elected and affirming that homosexuality is 'an abnormal lifestyle choice'. |
| 2022 | Tony Gonzales was the only member of the Texas Republican delegation in the U.S. House to vote in favor of codifying same-sex marriage rights. |
| June 2022 | Delegates approved a resolution calling for the full repeal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act. |
| June 2022 | During the convention, three screenings of '2000 Mules', a film by Dinesh D'Souza alleging voter fraud in the 2020 presidential election, were held. |
| June 2022 | Republican Party of Texas held its convention in Houston with 5,100 delegates and alternates, marking its first convention in three years. The Log Cabin Republicans were banned from attending, and delegates approved controversial resolutions including claims about the 2020 presidential election. |
| June 2022 | The party convention adopted platform changes declaring homosexuality 'an abnormal lifestyle choice' and opposing 'all efforts to validate transgender identity'. |
| 2021 | Matt Rinaldi succeeds Allen West as state party chair, serving until 2024 |
| 2020 | Texas Republican Party adopted the slogan 'We are the storm', a phrase associated with the QAnon conspiracy theory. |
| 2020 | Allen West becomes state party chair, serving until 2021 |
| 2020 | The party adopted the slogan 'We are the storm', which was also used by QAnon conspiracy theory believers. |
| 2018 | Greg Abbott wins re-election as Texas governor with 55.81% of the votes (4,656,196 votes). |
| 2014 | Greg Abbott wins the Texas gubernatorial election with 59.27% of the votes (2,796,547 votes). |
| 2010 | Steve Munisteri begins his term as state party chair. |
| 2010 | Rick Perry wins another term as Texas governor with 54.97% of the votes (2,737,481 votes). |
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