Every source, and how fresh it is
A claim that is not on this page does not go on a slide. That includes the ones we have not finished checking, which are shown rather than hidden.
One register, one custodian
This page is pulled by anyone delivering the program, in any district. It is never forked, because a forked copy drifts at the first convention and a wrong rule number damages every deck carrying the name.
Who represents you, and how to reach them
Who Represents Me, run by Texas Legislature Online, gives your Texas Senate and House districts and members, your US Senate and House members, and your State Board of Education member. Search by street address, ZIP code, county, or city. It does not carry voting records.
The CEC can require the chairman to report the money in writing
On a majority vote, the committee may require the county chairman to put balances and general fund expenditures in writing in the regular committee reports.
Quorum at a county executive committee
One fourth of the membership, excluding vacancies, for ordinary business. Short of that, only statutory business may be transacted.
A roll call vote is demanded by one fifth, not a majority
One fifth of participants at a precinct convention, or one fifth of members in a committee meeting, in writing.
No proxies at a county executive committee meeting
The statute is one sentence. A person may not participate in a county executive committee meeting as a proxy.
No proxies, at any level
The party rule goes further than the statute and prohibits proxies from the precinct level through the state level, except the SREC under its own bylaws, where the proxy must reside in the district and no person may hold more than one.
How often a CEC must meet
A county over 20,000 population meets at least quarterly. Under 20,000, at least twice a year, once in each half of the year.
A precinct convention has no quorum
There is no quorum required to convene or to continue a precinct convention. One qualified participant can hold a lawful precinct convention.
Resolutions are considered at the next level up
All resolutions adopted by the next lower level convention shall be considered by the appropriate committee at the next higher level convention.
Censure of a Republican officeholder, Rule No. 44
Seven days notice and an invitation to appear. Two thirds of constituent precinct chairs present and voting, and never fewer than a majority of the full CEC. Three or more actions during the current term against the Platform Preamble principles or the adopted Legislative Priorities.
Rule No. 44 penalties, and who imposes them
A censure resolution may ask the SREC to impose penalties. After fourteen days notice and a chance to appear, the SREC may act by a three fifths vote of full membership. Penalties run from suspending party neutrality to refusing a primary ballot application for twenty four months.
A CEC member who applies Rule No. 44 is indemnified
The party indemnifies any county chairman or county executive committee member who applies Rule No. 44 and is sued for it, providing counsel or paying expenses. This extended to CEC members, which includes precinct chairs, at the 2026 convention.
Censure does not remove anyone from public office
Rule No. 44 states that nothing in it authorises the removal of a public officeholder, and nothing in it limits removal under any other rule or law. Penalties expire the day after the primary runoff in which the officeholder would be up for reelection.
Felony conviction bars party office for twenty years
A person finally convicted of a felony under the Texas Penal Code cannot serve as precinct chairman, county chairman, or SREC member until twenty years after completing incarceration, parole, or supervision. Exceptions for innocence, vacated convictions, and pardons.
County chairman candidates need precinct chair signatures
In a county with at least eight incumbent precinct chairmen, filing for county chairman requires a petition signed by ten percent of them, or two, whichever is greater. Counties under 300,000 may vote to opt out.
Closed primaries
In Texas Republican primary and primary runoff elections, only a United States citizen eligible to vote in Texas who is registered with the Secretary of State as a Republican may cast a ballot.
CHECK THE TIMING. Rule amendments affecting primaries take effect 1 January of the odd numbered year following adoption. Read Rule No. 1(e) before answering a question about when this applies.
County and district conventions do have a quorum
A precinct convention has no quorum, but a county or senatorial district convention needs a majority of registered delegates to convene, then more than fifty percent of voting strength, a majority of seated precincts, and one third of seated delegates.
Who sits on a county executive committee
The county chairman, who presides, and a precinct chairman from each county election precinct, elected at the general primary or appointed to a vacancy.
A precinct chair must live in the precinct
To be eligible to be a candidate for or to serve as precinct chair, a person must reside in the election precinct.
House committee notice, regular session
A House committee or subcommittee public hearing requires notice posted at least five calendar days in advance during a regular session, and 24 hours during a special session.
House formal meeting notice is two hours
A House formal meeting or work session, at which official action may be taken, requires written notice posted and transmitted to members two hours in advance.
This is the shortest lawful window and it applies to meetings where bills can be voted out. It is why one daily email check is not coverage during session.
Senate committee notice is 24 hours
A Senate committee or subcommittee must post notice of a meeting at least 24 hours before the meeting.
Sessions convene in January of odd numbered years
Regular sessions convene at noon on the second Tuesday in January of odd numbered years and run 140 days. The 90th Legislature convenes 12 January 2027.
Standing to file a removal petition
Any Texas resident who has lived at least six months in the county and is not currently under indictment there. At least one filer must swear to the petition.
CHECK THIS YOURSELF. Chapter 87 was amended in 2025 and the statutes site has displayed superseded text. Read the 'Amended by' history at the end of the section.
Who can be removed under Chapter 87
A closed list of county officers, plus members of the board of trustees of an independent school district. Not city officials and not state officials.
Removal requires a jury trial
Officers may be removed only following a trial by jury, and the judge may not submit special issues.
The judge may refuse to order citation
If the judge refuses, the petition is dismissed at the filer's cost with no appeal and no writ of error. If citation is ordered, the filer must post security for costs.
Political advertising reaches party offices
Political advertising includes communications supporting or opposing a candidate for a public office or an office of a political party, including county and precinct chairs, and includes communications on an internet website.
My TLO offers four tools, and alerts are the one that matters
A free My TLO account provides Bill Lists, Alerts, Saved Searches, and RSS Feeds. Alerts can notify on committee and calendar postings, subject assignments, and adjournment.
Senate District 1 has nineteen counties
Bowie, Camp, Cass, Delta, Fannin, Franklin, Gregg, Harrison, Hopkins, Lamar, Marion, Morris, Panola, Red River, Rusk, Smith, Titus, Upshur, and Wood.
Wikipedia currently lists seventeen counties for SD1 and omits Fannin and Hopkins. It is wrong. This is exactly why we link to the primary source.