Republican Party of Texas

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Republican_Party_of_Texas
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gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:political_party
gptkbp:abbreviation gptkb:RPT
gptkbp:affiliation gptkb:Republican_Party_(United_States)
gptkb:Republican_National_Committee
gptkbp:chairman gptkb:Matt_Rinaldi
gptkbp:color red
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:dominantIn Texas politics (since 1990s)
gptkbp:electoralSuccess controls Texas Legislature (as of 2024)
holds all statewide offices (as of 2024)
majority of Texas congressional delegation (as of 2024)
gptkbp:founded 1867
gptkbp:headquarters gptkb:Austin,_Texas
gptkbp:heldBy gptkb:Texas_Republican_Convention
gptkbp:historicalEvent first Texas Republican governor since Reconstruction: Bill Clements (1979)
George W. Bush elected Texas governor (1994)
gained Texas House majority (2002)
gained Texas Senate majority (1997)
rise to dominance in 1990s
swept statewide offices (1998)
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Republican Party of Texas
gptkbp:ideology conservatism
right-wing
gptkbp:logo Logo of the Republican Party of Texas.svg
gptkbp:membership millions (as of 2020s)
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:George_W._Bush
gptkb:Rick_Perry
Greg Abbott
John Cornyn
Ted Cruz
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Democratic_Party_of_Texas
expansion of federal government
tax increases
gptkbp:parentOrganization gptkb:Republican_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:state gptkb:Texas
gptkbp:supports free market policies
gun rights
limited government
pro-life policies
gptkbp:symbol gptkb:lion
gptkbp:website https://www.texasgop.org/
gptkbp:women's_wing gptkb:Texas_Federation_of_Republican_Women
gptkbp:youth_wing gptkb:Texas_Young_Republicans
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Texas_Republican_State_Convention
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6