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Tag: Texas Republican Convention

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Texas Republican Party includes anti-LGBT ideology in its new platform

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 19, 2022 · The Republican Party of Texas has been engulfed in controversy over its stance on LGBTQ+ issues, including excluding Log Cabin Republicans of Texas from the convention.

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Texas Republicans embrace ‘The Big Lie’ at their state convention in Houston

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 17, 2022 · President Joe Biden received about 7 million more votes than Donald Trump in 2020. But Republicans in Houston this week repeated debunked conspiracy theories about voter fraud delivering Biden the presidency.

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John Cornyn booed at Texas GOP convention in Houston

Paul DeBenedetto / Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 17, 2022 · The senior senator from Texas is part of a bipartisan group of legislators seeking a deal on guns.

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Texas GOP convention’s main theme: ‘Going on offense’ against Democrats

Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, The Texas Newsroom

Posted on June 17, 2022 · Many speakers focused on beating Democrats in the November midterm elections — and pushed for less negotiation and collaboration across party lines.

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Former Florida Congressman Allen West Unseats James Dickey To Become Texas GOP Chairman

Patrick Svitek, Texas Tribune

Posted on July 20, 2020 · West defeated Dickey, who was running for a second full term, early Monday morning at a tumultuous virtual state convention.

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Governor Greg Abbott At Texas GOP Convention

Andrew Schneider

Posted on May 12, 2016 · Governor Greg Abbott opened the Texas Republican Party convention in Dallas with a call for unity.

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1946: The Mistranslation That Shifted the Culture Director, Sharon "Rocky" Roggio.

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I SEE U, Episode 81: A Mistranslation of Biblical Proportions with Documentarian Sharon “Rocky” Roggio [Encore]

Eddie Robinson

Posted on December 1, 2023 · Documentarian Sharon “Rocky” Roggio presents a compelling case in her directorial film debut that Christian opposition to homosexuality is based on a 1946 biblical mistranslation of Greek text. This episode is an encore of the April 8, 2023 original broadcast.

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Slightly lower ‘fall’ temperatures (Sept. 26, 2023)

Michael Hagerty

Posted on September 26, 2023 · On Tuesday's show: We talk about the slightly lower temperatures this week. And we begin our series of candidate interviews, beginning with Chris Hollins, who’s running for Houston City Controller.

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‘Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe’ and the challenges of identity

Joshua Zinn

Posted on September 21, 2023 · Houston Matters discusses the difficulties of figuring out who we are in our youth in this month's installment of The Bigger Picture.

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‘It’s irresponsible’: Students in Katy ISD speak up against LGBTQ book bans, policies

Rebecca Noel

Posted on September 19, 2023 · Three new members joined Katy ISD’s school board in May that have since removed books with LGBTQ characters from the district’s libraries at a record pace and passed a controversial gender fluidity policy. Many LGBTQ students in the district say they feel marginalized.

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