Texas GOP Censures Lawmakers
The Texas GOP has voted to censure five of its own lawmakers in the Texas House, but stopped short of banning them from the 2026 primary ballot.
The State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) met on Saturday to consider reprimanding 10 Republican House members for being insufficiently conservative.
- Reps. Stan Lambert of Abilene
- Angelia Orr of Itasca
- Jared Patterson of Frisco
- Gary VanDeaver of New Boston
- Dade Phelan of Beaumont, a former speaker
The SREC rejected half of the censures and dismissed attempts to bar them from the March primary, signaling a deescalation of intraparty tension.
No constitutional right to appear on the ballot was violated.
Author's summary: Texas GOP censures five lawmakers without banning them.