Texas GOP votes to move convention online after court losses
The Republican Party of Texas changed course Monday night and accepted a virtual convention after courts refused to force Houston, hard hit by the coronavirus pandemic, to let the party stick to its original plans of a massive indoor gathering.
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Plans for the National Republican Convention a flexible mix of in-person and virtual participation
President Donald Trump is slowly coming to accept that the Republican National Convention won't be the four-night infomercial for his reelection that he'd anticipated
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Homeland Security gets new role under Trump monument order
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Texas GOP sues City of Houston, Mayor Turner, Houston First over in-person convention cancelation
The Republican Party of Texas on Thursday sued Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston First Corp., and the City of Houston for canceling the party’s in-person convention that was scheduled for next week at the George R. Brown.
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Bolton calls Trump 'Dangerous', says Biden would, at best, be 'four more years of Obama'
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County Judge offering Montgomery Co. as alternate state GOP Convention site
Montgomery County Judge Mark Keough took to social media Wednesday offering the county as an alternate site for the in-person GOP convention.
City of Houston cancels Texas GOP in-person convention at GRB
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner says Houston First sent a letter to the Republican Party of Texas canceling the convention that was to be held in Houston next week.
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Biden wants US to produce more of its own pandemic supplies
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Data: Congress created coronavirus aid, then reaped the benefits
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Trump plans fiery Rushmore rally amid coronavirus threat, protests
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Texas GOP votes to continue forward with in-person convention in Houston this month
The convention is scheduled for July 13-18 at the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston.