• One of my favorite songs has a chorus which begins “I am proud to be an American ….” As I listened to Donald Trump last night, I heard a person who is who sees a vision for America and its citizens where people have opportunity to grow, learn, develop, and prosper in freedom, happiness, and […]

  • A version of this post originally appeared on Candy Noble’s personal blog. 18 Days until we elect a new President. Early voting begins on Monday. Mail-in ballots have already been sent and many have already been returned. The time we have anticipated for 8 years is here! Tuesday night we had a State-wide Republican Leadership call and […]

  • A version of this post originally appeared on Candy Noble’s personal blog. 90 Days until November 8.  90 Days left to make a world of difference. The State Republican Executive Committee and the Republican County Chairs from around the state met in Austin for training this weekend and here’s the latest news and opportunities: By […]

  • July 21, 2016 Hard to believe but today was the last day of a great convention! The Texas Delegation had their team breakfast as usual this morning, and we got to sleep an extra 30 minutes (considering I went to bed at 3:00 AM this really helped!) Congressman Jeb Hensarling opened the breakfast talking about […]

  • July 19, 2016 A sea red shirts descended on Cleveland today as the delegates at the Republican National Convention formally voted for their Presidential nominee. At our Texas breakfast this morning we heard from the Speaker of the House and the Speaker of the House.  Both Speaker of the House Paul Ryan and Texas Speaker […]

  • Monday, July 18 The long wait is over as the Republican National Convention starts today. This morning the Texas Delegation attended the first of our four state breakfasts, and the room looked great with hundreds of us wearing our Texas flag shirts, blue jeans, boots and of course our Larry Mahan Milano hats.  Texas Pride […]

  • Greetings from Cleveland, Ohio!! I arrived here today after an 1160 mile drive from Plano. Security is evident everywhere, with officers clearly visible both on the street and on building roofs, and many streets already blocked. It took some time just to find an open street to the hotel, but I made it. So did our Texas […]

  • SREC Committeewoman Candy Noble wrote a great summary of the 2016 RPT Convention, but our own Executive Director, Neal Katz, had his own take on the convention too. The Republican Party of Texas held its 2016 State Convention at the Kay Bailey Hutchinson Convention Center in Dallas on May 12-14th. This Convention is the largest […]

  • THE WAY FORWARD I am a Ted Cruz supporter because I support those underlying values he so clearly, forcefully and eloquently defends. So, as a Ted Cruz supporter, when he ran into the brick wall in Indiana on May 3, 2016, so did I. As a result, when I was bombarded with requests for my […]

  • A version of this post originally appeared on Candy Noble’s personal blog. I can’t believe it has finally arrived!  The day when Texas is an actual player in the choosing of a Presidential Republican Nominee is here.  Early voting runs from tomorrow (Tuesday, February 16) until February 26.  Election Day is (in case you’ve been […]

  • A version of this post originally appeared on Candy Noble’s personal blog. Today I’m going to give you an update on the Texas GOP and also give you my version of “Presidential Primary 101”. I’ve been asked to give this speech so much that I thought I’d just share it with you in writing. First the […]

  • A version of this post originally appeared on Candy Noble’s personal blog. Well, another State Republican Executive Committee meeting took place this past weekend. With the Primary and Conventions just around the corner there is a lot going on. I wanted to fill you in on the latest. This was a contentious meeting, so if […]

  • A version of this post originally appeared on Candy Noble’s personal blog. Quick reminder: don’t forget to vote tomorrow (Tuesday, November 3) if you didn’t early vote. There are 7 Texas Constitutional Amendments for all Texas voters, and additional local bond and other issues on some local ballots. Collin County voters may vote at any […]

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