From a stolen election to the “sexualization” of children to the liberal talking points spouted by mainstream media, activists at the Texas Republican Convention said they felt besieged.
Delegates listened to proposed amendments to the legislative priority list during the 5th General Meeting of the 2022 Texas State Republican convention on Saturday., our daily newsletter that keeps readers up to speed on the most essential Texas news.
Among elected officials speaking at the convention, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz stole the show, receiving standing ovations on Friday as he thundered against “radical leftists” driving a cultural assault.Credit: Justin Rex for The Texas Tribune Conspiracy theories abounded. Anne Meng, a middle-aged nurse-practitioner in The Woodlands, said she believed the May 24 massacre at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde was “a ploy by the government,” and that “cops were told to stand down.”
Much of the cultural issues attendees and speakers railed against dealt with the LGBTQ community, in particular transgender individuals.Gov. Greg Abbott, who is seeking re-election in November, called on child-welfare investigators to look into families that have allowed their children to seek gender-affirming care, including the use of puberty blockers, against the consensus of major medical associations.
Attendees were also in lockstep in their views on election integrity. Several said that in-person, watermarked, hand-counted, sequentially numbered paper ballots were the only trustworthy way to conduct an election .
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