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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
By James Barragán

With new rules, the Texas GOP seeks to keep its elected officials in line

Texas GOP Party Chair Matt Rinaldi speaks on stage along with convention leadership during the 2024 Texas GOP Convention in San Antonio on May 24, 2024.
The Texas GOP passed a pair of new rules aimed at enforcing ideological purity at its May 2024 convention. (Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune)

Republican voters in Texas sent a strong message this primary season about their expectations for ideological purity, casting out 15 state House GOP incumbents who bucked the grassroots on issues like school vouchers or the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton.

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