Gilberto Hinojosa Reelected to Lead Texas Democrats

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Texas Democratic Party Chair Gilberto Hinojosa has  fended off two challengers to win another term at the party's statewide convention this weekend in Dallas.

Hinojosa, who became party chair in 2012, was among those who were the target of Democratic frustration over the party’s lack of gains in Texas in the 2020 election.

The convention closed early due to a lack of a quorum, which prevented the convention voting on a party platform for the 2022 election.

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Texas GOP Chai Ridicules Democrats For Convention Quorum Issue

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Texas State Republican Party Chairman Matt Rinaldi went after the Democratic Party yesterday after Democrats were forced to adjourn their State convention this weekend in Dallas for a lack of a quorum. 

According to the state party' s official Twitter feed, Rinaldi said, “Texas Democrats showed this weekend what happens when you take away tens of millions of dollars from California, New York, and D.C. All that remains is a low enthusiasm, fringe party of political extremists who can’t even run a meeting, let alone a state. "

Speaking of the Democratic Party's convention, Rinaldi continued, "The showing was so dismal that Democrats couldn’t even maintain enough attendance to complete the primary business of a party convention—passing a Platform. The Texas Democrat Platform will now be written behind closed doors by party bosses."

The Texas Democrat Convention adjourned due to a lack of quorum and failed to pass a party platform.

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Republican Convention Calls For Secession Referendum

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The demand for Texans to be allowed to vote on the issue of whether the state should succeed from the Union was one of many measures adopted in the Texas GOP's party platform following last week's state convention in Houston.

Under a section titled "State Sovereignty," the platform states: "Pursuant to Article 1, Section 1, of the Texas Constitution, the federal government has impaired our right of local self-government. Therefore, federally mandated legislation that infringes upon the 10th Amendment rights of Texas should be ignored, opposed, refused, and nullified.

Texas retains the right to secede from the United States, and the Texas Legislature should be called upon to pass a referendum consistent thereto."

The vote comes the same week that national media and Democrats in Washington sought to portray Republicans as insurrectionists and traitors to the country for allegedly masterminding a plot to overthrow the government on January 6th, 2021. The platform plank will add fuel to that fire and give some Democrats in Texas a potent issue on which to run in this year's election.

At least two candidates for Governor in the Republican primary earlier this year supported a secessionist movement called "Texit" which is dedicating to holding a referendum on secession.

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GOP Convention Rejects 2020 Election Results

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The Texas Republican Party voted over the weekend to pass a resolution saying President Joe Biden's 2020 election victory was illegitimate and called on fellow Republicans "to ensure election integrity" during the midterm races in November.

"We reject the certified results of the 2020 Presidential election," a statement released on Monday by the Texas GOP said, calling Biden an "acting President" who was "not legitimately elected by the people of the United States."

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Gay Republicans Again Denied Booth At State Party Convention; Labelled "Abnormal"

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An organization representing gay Republicans was once again denied permission to set up a booth at the Texas Republican Party Convention in Houston.

The Fort Worth Log Cabin Republicans is a new chapter of a national organization. The local group and the organization’s state affiliate were denied booths at the event that drew Republicans from across the state, a spokesperson for the party confirmed. 

“I know that we need change in Texas party leadership, and there’s a small group of very loud people that are running this, but we will come back in two years and continue to fight forward,” said Jason Baldwin, president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Fort Worth,

Newly reelected State Party Chairman Matt Rinaldi cast the deciding vote that denied the group permission to set up a table. He said he was casting his vote on behalf of a delegate who had died.

The table denial wasn't the only slight suffered by gay Republicans at the convention. Delegates later approved a platform plank revision calling homosexuality an "abnormal lifestyle choice."

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Rep. Crenshaw Tweets Insult at Activist After Verbal Spat At Convention

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Rep. Dan Crenshaw hit back at a far-right activist who confronted him at the state GOP convention in Houston this past weekend.

"This is what happens when angry little boys like [Alex Stein] don't grow up and can't get girlfriends…," the congressman tweeted.

Social media activist Alex Stein had shared a video on Twitter of himself confronting the Republican congressman and his staff while calling him a "globalist RINO."

Far-right activists within the Republican Party are attacking Crenshaw and other Republicans for supporting aid to Ukraine, which has been invaded and it's people are being brutalized by Russian troops.

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Rinaldi Re-Elected Texas GOP Chair At Convention

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Matt Rinaldi, who has been critical of Gov. Greg Abbott, was unopposed in easily winning reelection as chair of the Texas Republican Party on Friday.

The former Dallas County representative was reelected to serve a full term as party chair at the Texas Republican Convention in Houston. 

Elected by the delegates to succeed Vice Chair Cat Parks, who declined to seek another term, was Dr. Dana Myers, the vice-chair of the Harris County GOP. Myers won in a contested, three-way race.

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Abbott's Former Opponent To Host Rival Event During Convention

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As the Republican Party of Texas prepares for it's state convention in Houston this week, they're preparing for something of a duel, as well.

Former candidate for governor Don Huffines is hosting a party in the city, like many other individuals and groups. But he's provocatively holding it at the same time as one being held by Gov. Greg Abbott.

The June 16th events, Abbott's at 5:30 pm, and Huffines' at 4 pm, are in separate locations, and neither of them are officially sanctioned party events, the governor's event being billed as a convention welcome reception, hosted by Texans for Greg Abbott, and the former senators event is billed as the launch of the Huffines Liberty Foundation. 

Those familiar with the events say that Abbott's event has been planned for several weeks, with the date and time widely known.

Abbott handily defeated Huffiness in a March 1 primary, drawing 66% of the vote, while opponents Allen West and Huffines garnering around 12% each in the eight-way race.

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