Texas GOP censures five lawmakers, but rejects banning anyone from the primary ballot

Texas GOP Censures Lawmakers

The Texas GOP voted to censure five of its own lawmakers in the Texas House, but stopped short of banning them from the 2026 primary ballot.

This decision signals a deescalating intraparty tension that heightened at the start of the year.

The State Republican Executive Committee, the party's governing board, met to consider reprimanding 10 Republican House members for being insufficiently conservative.

The Texas GOP has voted to censure five of its own in the Texas House yet stopped short of banning them from the 2026 primary ballot.

Author's summary: Texas GOP censures five lawmakers.

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The Texas Tribune The Texas Tribune — 2025-10-12

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