Republican Party of Texas FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 CONTACT: RPT Chairman James Dickey Responds to Letter from Houston First Corporation AUSTIN, TX – “Today, just five days before the beginning of the Republican Party of Texas State Convention, Houston First Corporation, at the behest of Mayor Sylvester Turner and the City of Houston, terminated our binding contract … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 CONTACT: RPT Chairman James Dickey Comments on Wednesday Morning’s Houston City Council Meeting AUSTIN, TX – “This morning at the Houston City Council meeting, Mayor Sylvester Turner stated that he will do all he can to cancel the Republican Party of Texas State Convention. “After allowing tens of thousands … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Monday, July 6th, 2020 CONTACT: RPT Chairman James Dickey Responds to Mayor Sylvester Turner’s Comments on Texas GOP State Convention AUSTIN, TX – “The Republican Party of Texas has been in extensive conversations with Houston First- the managers of the George R. Brown Convention Center. We have been proactive in implementing safety measures such … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Friday, July 3rd, 2020 CONTACT: AUSTIN – Thursday night, the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) of the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) passed a resolution in support of moving forward with the Party’s in-person Convention at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston from July 13-18. “After extensive debate Thursday … Read more
Voting in the Democrat primary runoff for U.S. Senate begins next week, and Chuck Schumer is getting nervous… On Friday, the Dallas Morning News published an article, “Royce West seeking to capture moment in Texas Democratic Senate runoff against MJ Hegar: The aftermath of the George Floyd killing and racial equality debate could propel West … Read more
June 23rd, 2020 I want to share some very exciting news with you! You know, we have had a lot of ‘firsts’ together over the last couple of years. We have had the first massive candidate recruitment effort because of work in 2019 before the filing deadline, we have already won about 1300 races – … Read more
June 19, 2020 Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day, Jubilee Day, and Liberation Day, is an unofficial American holiday and an official Texas state holiday, celebrated annually on the 19th of June in the United States to commemorate Union army general Gordon Granger’s reading of federal orders in the city of Galveston, Texas, on 19 … Read more
Dear Fellow Texas Republican, I hope you and your family are doing well during these trying times. The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) has been busy navigating some unprecedented challenges but has continued firing on all cylinders. With your help and the help of many Republican leaders across the state, we are still working diligently … Read more
RPT CHAIRMAN JAMES DICKEY REMARKS ON DEMOCRAT U.S. SENATE CANDIDATE DEBATE Republican Party of Texas Chair James Dickey commented: “Tonight was supposed to be a debate between the two Democrat runoff candidates for U.S. Senate. Instead it was a race to socialism, each vying to be the most leftist and most extreme. All that remained … Read more
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:Saturday, June 6, 2020 CONTACT: RPT Chairman James Dickey Recaps the Texas Democrats Virtual Convention Republican Party of Texas Chairman James Dickey commented on the Texas Democrats Virtual Convention: “You heard nothing new from Joe Biden today because there is nothing new about Joe Biden. The Democrats are in a lose-lose situation. On … Read more