HOUSTON — Last night, the Harris County Republican Party held its quarterly Executive Committee Meeting, with over 200 precinct chairs in attendance. A resolution supporting the Orange County Republican Party Censuring Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan was presented to the body, which overwhelmingly passed.
HOUSTON — Harris County GOP Chairman Cindy Siegel issued the following statement regarding the acquittal of Attorney General Ken Paxton.
HOUSTON — Today, the Republican National Committee (RNC) announced Houston as its selection for the 2028 Republican National Convention.
HOUSTON — This morning, attorney Andy Taylor filed an intervention on behalf of the Harris County GOP to support the State of Texas’ passage of SB 1750, the bill that returns the authority of running Harris County elections back to elected officials and to fight the Harris County Democrat-led government’s lawsuit to overturn this critical legislation.
HOUSTON — This morning, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, Harris County Commissioner Adrian Garcia, and others held a press conference where they spread false narratives and highlighted a baseless lawsuit in an attempt to stop the will of Harris County voters.
HOUSTON — Today, the Texas House passed critical legislation restoring accountability to Harris County elections. SB 1750 rightfully returns the responsibility of running elections to duly elected officials rather than a partisan appointee.
“The Elections Administrator’s office has been a colossal failure since the moment it was formed,” said Harris County GOP Chairman Cindy Siegel. “The responsibility of running elections should have never been taken away from the Harris County Clerk and Tax Assessor-Collector, both elected officials, to begin with.
“The only things we’ve seen come from the Elections Administrator’s office are mismanagement and incompetence, resulting in countless missteps that have led to grossly underserving Harris County voters. Ultimately, if the EA could pull off an election without major problems, the state legislature wouldn’t have had to step in. Unfortunately, as we’ve seen from unprecedented issues, whether that be missing ballots or ballot paper shortages and everything in between, they can’t get it right. Someone eventually has to step in and say, ‘Enough,’ and today, the Texas Legislature did exactly that by passing SB 1750.
“I would like to thank Senator Paul Bettencourt for authoring this bill and the entire Harris County delegation of Republicans for seeing this through to the end, and I look forward to Governor Abbott signing SB 1750 into law.”
HOUSTON — The Harris County GOP is devastated to hear of the passing of longtime activist and Ballot Security Chairman Alan Vera. He passed away this morning at the Texas Capitol building advocating for election integrity as he prepared to testify in support of multiple bills.
Alan served his country valiantly as a U.S. Army Airborne Ranger from 1970-1974. He received multiple awards and unit citations for his service. He was appointed chair of the Harris County GOP Ballot Security Committee in 2014, was one the original founders of “True the Vote,” and has received many awards for his activism regarding election integrity, including the Lifetime Achievement Award he and his wife won at last year’s Lincoln Reagan Dinner.
Chairman Cindy Siegel issued the following statement.
“Today, we lost a titan.
“Alan’s life was dedicated to selfless service, as seen from his time in the military, to working tirelessly towards getting Republicans elected and doing everything in his power to ensure elections across the nation are safe and secure through education and advocacy. At the Texas Capitol, he was always the first in the building and the last to leave as he devoted countless hours to testifying before the House and Senate, meeting with legislators, and speaking with other activists to push for election integrity legislation.
“Alan was a fearless leader, and his passing leaves a hole in our Party that no one will ever fill. Most importantly, he was a husband, father, and grandfather to a family that adored him. We ask that you respect his family’s privacy during this tragic time and keep them in your thoughts and prayers.
“Alan always said he gives all the credit for whatever good he’s accomplished to Almighty God. We will miss him and cherish his memory always.”
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HOUSTON — The Harris County GOP supports the Texas Education Agency (TEA) decision to takeover Houston ISD. Chairman Cindy Siegel issued the following statement.
“While this is an unfortunate situation, I fully support the TEA taking over HISD in June. When a student repeatedly fails, they have to face the consequences. For years, HISD has failed. In the face of sharp criticism and a looming takeover, the district made no substantial progress in improving the quality of education for its students. We have to draw the line somewhere; today, the TEA drew that line.
Students must come first, and the TEA stepping in is an important first step to getting the largest school district in Texas back on track.”
HOUSTON — The Harris County GOP is making history, with 1,400 guests in attendance and $1,000,000 raised during its 2023 Lincoln Reagan Dinner on Friday, March 3, 2023. Chairman Cindy Siegel issued the following statement.
“The energy in the room the night of our Lincoln Reagan Dinner prove to us what we already know, but the Democrats are too scared to believe — Republicans are committed to winning back Harris County in 2024. This record-setting event shows that Harris County Republicans are fired up and ready to make our county, state, and country stronger and safer.
“Thank you to our special guests, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and U.S. Representatives Chip Roy and Monica De La Cruz, for making Friday night so memorable with their impassioned remarks.
“State Senators Brandon Creighton, Mayes Middleton, and Paul Bettencourt deserve special thanks for their tireless efforts to get us past the record-breaking $1,000,000 mark, which sends a clear message to Texas Democrats and the nation that Harris County is building a war chest to fight for election integrity and regain Republican victories in 2024. Of course, none of this would be possible without our grassroots and donors, with whom we will continue to fight alongside every single day to bring fair elections and Republican wins back to Harris County.”
Harris County GOP Chairman Cindy Siegel released the following statement regarding the Texas Supreme Court’s ruling on provisional ballots in the November 8 Harris County election.
