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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Gabby Birenbaum and Kayla Guo

At Dallas convention, Texas Republicans claim credit for tax cuts, blame Democrats for high prices

DALLAS — Onstage at the GOP midterm convention, Texas Republicans’ message on the economy was split between two tracks.

Popular elements of the party’s economic agenda — like new tax breaks for tip earners and workers making overtime — are evidence that President Donald Trump and the GOP took action to help working families, they argued. But persistent frustrations over the high cost of groceries and gas lay at the feet of Democrats and the policies of Joe Biden’s White House.

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