Texas GOP to hold in-person convention this month [View all]
Source: The Hill
The Texas Republican Party plans to hold an in-person convention this month even as the state has experienced a massive outbreak in June, prompting it to roll back reopening policies it put in place earlier this year.
The in-person convention is set to take place July 13-18 in Houston, one of the epicenters of the outbreak in Texas. The Executive Committee of the Texas Republican Party voted 40-20 to host the meeting of about 6,000 people in Houston’s George R. Brown Convention Center, an indoor facility.
“After extensive debate Thursday evening, the State Republican Executive Committee reinforced its support for proceeding with our State Convention in person in Houston,” Texas GOP Chairman James Dickey said in a statement.
The party has received extensive criticism from the state’s Democrats, who are hosting a virtual convention, as well as the Texas Medical Association (TMA), which is sponsor of the GOP convention.
Read more: https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/505785-texas-gop-to-hold-in-person-convention-this-month
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