Last week was the state Republican Party of Texas Convention,
June 11-13, with preliminary meetings starting June 8. It was held here in
Houston, at the George R. Brown Convention Center, one of just a few facilities
in the state big enough to handle this large convention. (The other cities are
San Antonion, Dallas, and Ft. Worth, so it’s always going to be in one of these
cities.)
There were festivities. But there was also business:
elections of officers, and setting the Rules, Legislative Priorities, and
Platform for the upcoming biennium. I spent my time editing the platform again
(I know I’d said I wouldn’t do it again, but at least I didn’t lead the team or
work through any nights). So I’ll cover the other business first and then spend
a bit more time on Platform.
Festivities
There was a live elephant. I missed when it came into the main hall, but I saw it in the exhibit hall, behind Governor Abbott, where people were getting photos. They closed the line just before I got there, so I didn’t get pictures with me in them.
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| Governor Abbott taking photos with supporters |
An elephant, indoors,
is pretty awesome. My guess is the Democrats won’t try to compete with a live
donkey at theirs. It would be an offense to donkeys, as Ted Cruz quipped.
There were speeches, and songs. Some of the music was really
good. I missed much of that, because I don’t get there in mornings, especially
when I didn’t get to bed before 3:00 AM. I did listen to livestreams on
YouTube. Go to the RPT channel and choose what you want to see.
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