{"id":2448653,"date":"2025-06-17T22:26:02","date_gmt":"2025-06-18T02:26:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-republicans-move-to-close-state-primaries\/"},"modified":"2025-06-17T22:28:11","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T02:28:11","slug":"texas-republicans-move-to-close-state-primaries","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/texas-republicans-move-to-close-state-primaries\/","title":{"rendered":"Texas Republicans move to close state primaries"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ftexas-republicans-move-to-close-state-primaries%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2448653&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Texas Republican Party is seeking to close its primary elections,moving from an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-biden-administration-is-a-loser-in-the-2022-midterms-democratic-strategist-offers-warning-to-his-party\/\" title=\"\u2018The Biden Administration Is A Loser\u2019 In The 2022 Midterms: Democratic Strategist Offers Warning To His ...\">open primary system<\/a> that currently allows voters from any party,including independents adn Democrats,to participate. This change aims to promote more conservative candidates and secure the integrity of Republican nominations amidst concerns that the participation of outsiders undermines party values. Chairman Abraham George emphasized that this decision reflects the desires of grassroots conservatives and aims to reclaim control over Republican elections in Texas.The shift could considerably impact the future of incumbent politicians, such as Senator John Cornyn, as well as moderate representatives like Dan Crenshaw and Tony Gonzales. However, this move may lead to contentious legal challenges as it goes against the current open primary system in place.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-header-search-button-mob dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><span class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-button\"><i class=\"tdb-mobile-menu-icon td-icon-mobile\"><\/i><\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search\" aria-labelledby=\"td-header-search-button\">\n<div class=\"tdb-drop-down-search-inner\">\n<form method=\"get\" class=\"tdb-search-form\" action=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/\"><\/form>\n<div class=\"tdb-aj-search\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/#\" role=\"button\" aria-label=\"Search\" class=\"tdb-head-search-btn dropdown-toggle\" data-toggle=\"dropdown\"><i class=\"tdb-search-icon td-icon-search\"><\/i><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<h1 class=\"tdb-title-text\">Texas Republicans move to close state primaries<\/h1>\n<div><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-title-line\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\">\n<div id=\"Brid_2132874\" class=\"tpd-featured-video bridtv\"><\/div>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/texas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Texas\">Texas<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/republican-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Republican Party\">Republican Party<\/a> is looking to close its primaries, setting up a legal battle in court.<\/p>\n<p>Texas has open primaries, allowing any voters to vote in party primaries, including voters who align with the opposing party. The practice favors centrist candidates, who can rely on independent and Democratic centrists to support them over more partisan candidates. The Texas Republican Party, among the most conservative in the country, is looking to end the practice in order to favor more conservative candidates.<\/p>\n<div class=\"recommended-stories\">\n<h2>Recommended Stories<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3443643\/sean-duffy-big-beautiful-bill-aggressively-supports-air-traffic-control-reboot\/\">Duffy &lsquo;aggressively&rsquo; supports big, beautiful bill for air traffic control reboot: &lsquo;Gives us a start&rsquo;<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/campaigns\/congressional\/3443816\/joni-ernst-2026-reelection-announcement-fall\/\">Joni Ernst teases &lsquo;big&rsquo; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/joni-ernst-teases-big-fall-reelection-announcement\/\" title=\"Joni Ernst teases \u2018big\u2019 fall reelection announcement\">fall reelection announcement<\/a> as challengers stack up<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/3443457\/hillary-scholten-cancels-town-hall-minnesota-shooting-list\/\">Hillary Scholten cancels town hall after being named on Minnesota shooting suspect&#8217;s &#8216;list&#8217;<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p>&ldquo;As Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas, I am fully committed to upholding the rules, priorities, and platform adopted by our delegates,&rdquo; Chairman Abraham George said in a statement after a motion to close the primaries was overwhelmingly passed by the State Republican Executive Committee. &ldquo;This is not just about a rule change &mdash;&nbsp;it&rsquo;s about protecting the integrity of our elections and defending the voice of our conservative base.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;Our primaries should reflect Republican values &mdash;&nbsp;not outside interference,&rdquo; George added. &ldquo;The grassroots are demanding action, and the SREC is delivering. We are putting Texas Republicans back in charge of Texas Republican elections.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>A press release from the party said the decision &ldquo;reflects the will of Texas grassroots conservatives&rdquo; and reflects the vote of delegates in the 2024 State Convention. It further warned that open primaries allowed &ldquo;Democrats and progressive activists to manipulate Republican outcomes, weakening our candidates and diluting our values.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;With this amendment, the Republican Party of Texas sends a clear message: we will not allow our nomination process to be hijacked,&rdquo; the release said, adding that it was part of a broader conservative mission to protect election integrity and party sovereignty.<\/p>\n<p>The move would all but seal incumbent Sen. John Cornyn&rsquo;s (R-TX) fate in the 2026 Senate primary. The senator is far behind in polls to state Attorney General <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/ken-paxton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"Ken Paxton\">Ken Paxton<\/a>, a Trump ally looking to oust the long-serving centrist.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/3444292\/ken-paxton-noncitizens-voting-texas-2024\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" title=\"KEN PAXTON OPENS INVESTIGATIONS INTO NONCITIZENS VOTING IN TEXAS DURING 2024 ELECTION\">KEN PAXTON OPENS INVESTIGATIONS INTO NONCITIZENS VOTING IN TEXAS DURING 2024 ELECTION<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Open primaries could also spell trouble for Reps. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX) and Tony Gonzales (R-TX), both relative centrists who have <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >faced tough primary challengers<\/a> in the past.<\/p>\n<p>Though the preferred move of most Texas Republicans, it is likely to set up a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/new-grand-jury-seated-for-next-stage-of-trump-investigation\/\" title=\"New Grand Jury Seated for Next Stage of Trump Investigation\">lengthy legal battle<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script>!function(){var g=window;g.googletag=g.googletag||{},g.googletag.cmd=g.googletag.cmd||[],g.googletag.cmd.push(function(){g.googletag.pubads().setTargeting(\"has-featured-video\",\"true\")})}();<\/script><script>var _bp=_bp||[];_bp.push({\"div\":\"Brid_2132874\",\"obj\":{\"id\":\"27789\",\"width\":\"1280\",\"height\":\"720\",\"stickyDirection\":\"below\",\"video\":\"2132874\"}});<\/script><script defer src=\"https:\/\/services.brid.tv\/player\/build\/brid.min.js\"><\/script><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"tdb-block-inner td-fix-index\"><\/div>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Texas Republicans aim to close primaries, sparking legal disputes<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2653,"featured_media":2448654,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Cornyn-1224-scaled-1024x683.webp","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[44321,3756,36617,3694],"class_list":["post-2448653","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-election-policy","tag-republicans","tag-state-primaries","tag-texas"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/John-Cornyn-1224-scaled-1024x683.webp","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2653"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2448653"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448653\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2448657,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2448653\/revisions\/2448657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2448654"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2448653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2448653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2448653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}