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Texas GOP Censures Five Lawmakers, but Rejects Banning Anyone From the Primary Ballot
The Texas GOP censured five lawmakers for insufficient conservatism but declined to ban them from the 2026 ballot, maintaining party unity amid internal pressures, officials said.
- On Saturday, the State Republican Executive Committee met at the Texas State Capitol and concurred with five censure resolutions for State Reps. Dade Phelan, Angelia Orr, Jared Patterson, Stan Lambert and Gary VanDeaver but declined to remove anyone from the 2026 Republican primary ballot.
- After the 2024 Texas GOP convention overhauled censure rules amid backlash to Attorney General Ken Paxton's 2023 impeachment, conservative activists pushed for tougher penalties over votes backing Speaker Dustin Burrows and advancing the House rules package this year.
- Under Rule 44, local committees may censure after three violations and penalties include resource withholding or a two-year ballot ban; the SREC considered ten potential censures, rejecting half and limiting the five censures to formal reprimands and possible party spending.
- Party leaders warned that banning incumbents risks clashing with President Donald Trump and fundraising, while Speaker Dustin Burrows and others argue bans violate rights; two censured lawmakers, Dade Phelan and Stan Lambert, are not seeking reelection.
- Looking ahead to June 2026, the revamped censure rule remains a threat for future legislatures, despite GOP megadonor Alex Fairly pledging $20 million to fight ballot bans and ongoing efforts by Attorney General Ken Paxton and the Republican Party of Texas to end crossover voting.
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Texas GOP censures five lawmakers, but rejects banning anyone from the primary ballot
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, rejecting an untested provision that some House members say would have violated their constitutional…
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