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June 17, 2018 4:31 PM
The
full text of the Republican Party of Texas platform
is right here.
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June 16, 2018 2:04 PM
Republicans gather in SA, appointments, lobby sightings, swearing in ceremonies, and more
SAN
ANTONIO – Good afternoon from the Alamo City, the site of the 2018
Republican Party of Texas Convention, which has been called the “largest political convention in the free world.”
In
the exhibit hall, I filled my Kelly Hancock
tote bag with swag from George P. Bush,
Sid Miller, and others while catching
up with the likes of Kevin Moomaw, Sen. Paul
Bettencourt, numerous Texas House members, business lobbyists,
and Mike Hailey (here in his
hometown).
In
the sweltering heat, Speaker Joe Straus
actually had his tie loosened a bit at the TFRW
“Margaritas with Senoritas” happy hour but lobbyist Jonathan Saenz had his just as tight as
always at Chairman James Dickey’s
party at the Menger Hotel. It’s okay to cut loose a little,
Jonathan. There was free ice cream, after all.
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By Scott Braddock
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June 16, 2018 2:00 PM
QR’s Liberal Columnist Glenn W. Smith argues Texas GOP leaders are ignoring Trump’s kidnapping of children in Texas and should be condemned
“But whoso shall offend
one of these little ones which believe in me, it were
better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and that he were
drowned in the depth of the sea.” Jesus said that. Gov. Greg Abbott and his fellow Republicans should listen to the advice.
As the world knows – and
as religious leaders of all faiths have rightly condemned – Donald Trump has begun a policy of
kidnapping immigrant children from their mothers and fathers and placing them
in internment camps. In Texas.
The full column by Glenn W. Smith is in the R&D
Department.
By Glenn W. Smith
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June 15, 2018 5:11 PM
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June 15, 2018 4:40 PM
Dickey winning in SD caucuses; Asche forces floor fight and accuses Dickey of lying about party finances, cites abrupt resignation of longtime party accountant
SAN
ANTONIO – The Republican Party of Texas convention screeched to a halt Friday
afternoon when Chairman James Dickey’s challenger, Cincy Asche, and her
supporters demanded a floor vote on the question of who will lead the party
going forward.
Amid
nasty accusations that he has been cooking the books when it comes to party finances,
Chairman Dickey said the party is seeing days of “amazing unity” despite what
has been a challenging year.
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June 15, 2018 4:00 PM
Chair challenger Cindy Asche says the accountant, first hired by Cathy Adams, claims Chairman Dickey is manipulating the party's finances; no comment from Dickey just yet
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June 15, 2018 11:55 AM
That's from the Official State Nominations Committee Report, per Matt Mackowiak speaking for the RPT
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June 15, 2018 11:11 AM
“We won,” Gov Patrick told reporters at the RPT convention in San Antonio, going further than he has in previous comments: “This issue is settled.”
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June 15, 2018 9:42 AM
Incomplete results via Matt Mackowiak: With 23 SDs reporting, James Dickey's won 19 and Cindy Asche has won 4. Nominees need to win 3 SDs to be a nominee for the floor vote
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June 14, 2018 7:22 PM
Chair Dickey stresses his past fight with an employer’s PAC’s practice of supporting Democrats; Asche argues “we need to make the Republican Party of Texas better and stronger than it is today”
SAN
ANTONIO – Delegates to the Republican Party of Texas convention
on Thursday gave warm reactions to both candidates running to preside over the
majority party in this state.
It’s
a race that, unlike some in the past, seems to have very little if any involvement
from business groups while certain sponsors of the RPT have either pulled back
their financial support or eliminated it altogether, as is the case with
powerhouse contributor AT&T.
Still,
Chairman James Dickey told the crowd
during a short speech that despite certain challenges, “We are on track to have
the largest self-funded convention on record.”
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June 14, 2018 7:16 PM
Paxton spokesman Rylander says a “radical pro-abortion agenda” would sacrifice women’s health; Democrats counter “These are all thinly veiled efforts to disenfranchise women from exercising their constitutional right to bodily autonomy and choice.”
Attorney
General Ken Paxton’s office is once again defending the state’s statutes
on abortion as a coalition of abortion advocates sued Texas in federal court today
to roll back layers of abortion-related laws passed over multiple sessions.
Paxton,
and conservatives who have backed Texas’ expansion of abortion restrictions,
calls the passage of recent abortion-related bills to be an expression of the state’s
constitutional right to protect women’s health.
Paxton
spokesman Marc Rylander said the U.S.
Supreme Court has affirmed the right of Texas to safeguard women’s
health and protect unborn life.
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By Kimberly Reeves
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June 12, 2018 3:59 PM
Sen. Bettencourt says the group will thoroughly review Gov. Abbott’s revenue cap proposal, as well as look at the cost of the Equity Center’s school finance fix and even some yet-to-be-formulated proposal to wean the state off of recapture
The
work group led by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, on revenue will
begin to price out proposals – in the categories of both best practice instructional
programs and school finance fixes – as the Commission on Public School
Finance goes into the summer months.
The
timeline for the Commission on Public School Finance’s final report continues
to slide toward the end of the year. This past week, the commission heard some
of its last testimony on best practices. It now appears most of the commission’s
work may be done in its three working groups, which are sifting through
recommendations they intend to bring back to the commission for a final vote.
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By Kimberly Reeves
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June 12, 2018 3:55 PM
Former Texas House Chairman Kent Grusendorf argues that despite the fact that incumbent Texas House Republicans held their own in the primaries and runoffs, external forces pushing for change in state government have the wind at their backs
The revolt against establishment forces is
alive and well in the world today. In Europe, Brexit was the first
major crack in the dam; then other events such as those in Austria and Italy
have reinforced the movement. In America, Donald
Trump defeated 16 establishment Republicans in the primary, and a very
establishment former First Lady in the General Election.
In Texas the anti-establishment dynamics
are also clear: Ted Cruz handily
defeated establishment Republican David
Dewhurst, Dan Patrick later
defeated then incumbent Dewhurst for Lt. Governor, and Ken Paxton won over establishment choice Dan Branch for Attorney General. Greg Abbott did not need to beat a credible establishment
Republican in the primary; they were all afraid to challenge him. Abbott easily
defeated the establishment Democrat, Wendy
Davis, in the general election.
The only establishment leader in Texas
over recent years has been Speaker Joe Straus. However, his ascension to power
was more of an anomaly, due to rebellion in a closely divided Texas House
against a leader who was viewed as ignoring the will of the House. Straus was not elected by the public, and
probably could not win a statewide race; instead he was elected by 150 house members. His position of power is definitely
not indicative of public support for empowering “the establishment” in
Texas.
The
complete column by former Rep. Kent Grusendorf is in the R&D Department.
By Kent Grusendorf
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June 11, 2018 6:36 PM
Meantime, some business groups and companies are gravitating toward the Associated Republicans of Texas event in San Antonio this week as more and more support for the RPT is coming from Texas Right to Life and allied organizations like Empower Texans
AT&T, one of the biggest corporate political spenders, is not sponsoring
this year’s state Republican convention in San Antonio following the company’s opposition
to a failed GOP proposal to regulate the use of bathrooms by transgender
people, the Quorum Report has learned.
The
Dallas-based telecom giant provided financial support for the Republican
Party of Texas convention in previous years, but the company’s CEO has
publicly blasted the Lt. Gov. Dan
Patrick-championed bathroom bill as bad for business.
AT&T
declined to comment on pulling its dollars from the RPT.
Meantime,
Republican Party Chairman James Dickey
said his group is still on pace to meet convention fundraising goals even
without AT&T’s money. “We are working on keeping the relationship with
AT&T and looking for the best opportunity to continue working with them,” Dickey
told QR on Monday.
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