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Texas GOP to consider blocking lawmakers from 2026 primary ballot in first test of new censure rule

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SFGate

Texas GOP considers censuring state representatives who aren't conservative enough

The Republican Party of Texas’ governing board is set to meet in the state Capitol on Saturday to consider censuring state representatives who party leaders deem insufficiently conservative to bear ...

The Texas GOP wants independent voters out of primaries. That's a lousy idea. | Opinion

Open primaries let any registered voter — Republican, Democrat, third-party or unaffiliated — decide which major party’s ...
Tyler Morning Telegraph

Texas GOP censures five lawmakers, rejects banning anyone from primary ballot

The Texas GOP has voted to censure five of its own in the Texas House yet stopped short of banning them from the 2026 primary ballot, rejecting an untested provision that some House members say would ...
AOL

Texas GOP lawyer and former FEC chair Trey Trainor announces run for Chip Roy’s seat in Congress

Trey Trainor, a longtime GOP operative and former chair of the Federal Election Commission, launched a bid for Texas’ 21st Congressional District on Monday, setting up a competitive Republican primary ...