Tag Archives: Matt Rinaldi

The Texas Tribune reports: The Republican Party of Texas’ executive committee voted Saturday to pass a resolution stating that the party will not associate with antisemites — a reversal from December, when a similar measure was narrowly and controversially defeated following outcry over a major donor group’s ties to white supremacists. The antisemitism resolution, which passed unanimously with two abstentions, …

The Texas Tribune reports: For more than three months, Republican Party of Texas Chair Matt Rinaldi has vigorously attacked critics of Defend Texas Liberty, and rebuffed calls to distance the state party from the powerful group over its ties to white supremacists. As he did so, Rinaldi was also working as an attorney for one of the group’s two billionaire …

The Texan reports: The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) rejected a petition to place the question of Texas secession on the 2024 primary ballot — and the group behind the effort has promised a lawsuit. The Texas Nationalist Movement (TNM) — the foremost supporters of the idea referred to as “TEXIT” — turned in over 139,000 signatures earlier this month …

The Texas Tribune reports: Faced with ongoing scandals this month involving his allies’ ties to antisemitic extremists, the leader of the Republican Party of Texas has come out strongly — to attack other conservatives who’ve criticized his friends. For three weeks, Texas GOP Chair Matt Rinaldi has been defiant in the face of calls from members of his own party …

The Texas Tribune reports: The last day of this year’s regular session of the Texas Legislature — normally a celebratory, ceremonial affair — was disrupted by hundreds of protesters raising their ire about the state’s new sanctuary cities immigration law. Meanwhile, tensions escalated among lawmakers on the House floor. The protesters, most of whom were wearing red, packed the gallery …