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The Texas GOP wants independent voters out of primaries. That’s a lousy idea. | Opinion

Taxpayers fund primary elections. Every eligible voter should have the right to participate — not just party loyalists. The Republican Party of Texas recently filed a lawsuit to shut independent voters out of its primary elections,

Cornyn, Paxton, and Hunt locked in tight three-way battle in GOP primary for Texas Senate

The GOP battle for the U.S. Senate seat in Texas is shaping up to be a very tight contest about three and a half months before the March primary. Various polls show Senator John Cornyn, who's seeking a fifth term, is very close to his two challengers, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Houston Congressman Wesley Hunt.
Texas Standard

Texas Secretary of State Jane Nelson fights Republican lawsuit seeking closed primaries

Quoting from an earlier court decision, Republican Secretary of State Jane Nelson wrote in her filing that a court ruling on the GOP lawsuit now, just before the March primaries, threatens to “confuse voters, unduly burden election administrators, or otherwise sow chaos or distrust in the electoral process.”
R Street InstituteOpinion

As Texas Latinos Move Rightward, Closing the Primaries Could Backfire on Republicans

Texas Republicans recently filed a lawsuit to close primary elections and restrict voting in GOP contests to those formally registered with the party. Their stated goal is to prevent Democrats or Independents from influencing Republican nominations and to ensure nominees reflect the values of the party’s base.

Paxton wants to close the Republican primary election. Could it benefit his race against Cornyn?

Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined the Republican Party of Texas in its lawsuit against the state to close the March primary election. The decision has split the state’s top GOP leaders.
KVUE

How the Texas GOP’s bid to block lawmakers from the ballot defies a century of court precedent

(The Texas Tribune) The year was 1930, and Texas Democrats had a problem. State Sen. Thomas B. Love had declared his intention to run for governor as a Democrat, just months after he campaigned for Republican presidential nominee Herbert Hoover. For this ...
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Court order striking down Texas redistricting map upends plans for candidates across the state

Republicans who were planning to run for newly gerrymandered districts may have to reassess, while Democrats who were drawn out of their seats could suddenly have a path back to Congress.

Lubbock businessman, ag policy expert Tom Sell enters GOP primary race for Texas' U.S. 19

Tom Sell, a longtime agriculture policy expert, businessman and former Congressional staffer, is joining the Republican primary race for U.S. House District 19.
KSAT

Hunt calls for debate with Cornyn, Paxton in Senate GOP primary

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Tight race for Texas Senate GOP primary, re-election campaign kick-off for Gov. Abbott

Polls show the Republican primary for U.S. Senate is close. Both Senator John Cornyn and one of his challengers, Congressman Wesley Hunt, discuss the state of the race. Governor Greg Abbott formally launches his bid for a fourth term with a focus on property tax reform.
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