Republican Party convention this weekend
Texas Democrats had their convention last weekend. 15,000 people flooded Austin, pub-crawled Red River and heard multitudinous appeals for unity heading into the fall election. The convention ended on an undeniable high note.
For all that enthusiasm, this is still a Republican state. The Republican has won Texas in every presidential contest since 1980. All the statewide elected officials, including both U.S. Senators and the Governor, are Republicans. The Republicans are in majority control of both houses of the Texas Legislature.
This week, the Republicans hold their convention. They will be gathering at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston from Thursday through Saturday. To give us an insider’s view of the event, our guest today will be Hans Klingler, Director of Communications and Political Operations for the Republican Party of Texas. Hans will tell us about the convention, who the speakers will be, and where the good parties are in Houston.
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