Texas Republican Party Chairman Abraham George said the party intends to sue the state of Texas to close the Republican primaries. In an interview for Eye On Politics, George told CBS News Texas, "We ...

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The Texas Republican Party wants to close its primaries to all but registered members, a move that would consolidate power among the state’s most conservative activists. Leaders inside the Texas GOP ...

Closing primaries tells Texans that their voices are not welcome unless they pass some ideological purity test. It shrinks the tent rather than growing it, writes Joe Kirby. iStock / Getty Images I’m ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Republican Party of Texas, or RPT, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court Thursday, claiming that the state’s open primary election system “violates [its] First Amendment rights.” ...

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