Bexar County is home to two of the three Texas Republicans who've been censured, a move that could now get officials banned from the primary ballot.
Texas Republican leaders who gathered at the Henry B. González Convention Center this week signed off on a number of measures signaling a continuation of the party’s crusade against its moderates: aThe moves at the 2024 Texas State Republican Convention came as a disappointment to some Bexar County Republicans, who recently took steps to move the party in the other direction.
“There’s a sort of battle going on for the soul of the Republican Party,” U.S. Rep. Chip Roy told the San Antonio Report Saturday. “For too long we’ve had too many people who’ve been elected, who don’t do what they say they would do. They get there and then they always have some excuse. And the people are saying, ‘enough of that.'”
Koons declined to comment on the new rule. It’s expected to face a legal challenge — as is another rules change, aimed atCurrently Texas voters can choose whichever party’s primary ballot they want immediately before casting their votes, but Republicans hope to make it so that only people registered with the party can have a say in who it nominates.
On Friday, that dynamic contributed to a surprise third-place finish for San Antonio state party chair candidate Weston Martinez, a former real estate commissioner. The party ultimately picked Abraham George, the chosen successor of outgoing chair Matt Rinaldi.
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