Republicans who are censured by their county party leaders may be blocked from the primary ballot under a new party rule passed last year, that is expected to be tested by the courts.

Rep. Cody Harris had accused Abraham George of improperly threatening to send mailers and censure lawmakers who backed Rep. Dustin Burrows as House speaker.

Several local party officials have signed an open letter warning that “grave and deteriorating” fundraising and voter outreach efforts could leave some candidates vulnerable.

Dana Myers has been critical of the party’s ties to Defend Texas Liberty PAC, a hard-right group that’s been tied to white supremacists.

A boutique on East 11th Street in Austin remains closed on July 17, 2020. Allie Goulding/The Texas Tribune(Audio unavailable. Click here to listen on texastribune.org.) On this week's TribCast, Alexa talks to Matthew, Cassi and Ross about the Texas GOP's convention chaos and how the coronavirus pandemic is affecting the state budget.

HOUSTON Some Texas Republicans have filed a lawsuit against Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner over his order to cancel the partys convention that was scheduled to happen in the city next week. According to court documents obtained by KPRC 2 on Thursday, the lawsuit was filed by five people, including Republican Party of Texas Secretary Josh Flynn and former Republican Party of Texas Chairperson Cathie Adams. In addition to Turner, the city of Houston and the Houston First Corporation, which oversees the George R. Brown Convention Center, is also named as defendants. The lawsuit claims Turner overstepped his authority when he ordered HFC to cancel the event that was expected to bring about 6,000 people to the downtown venue. The lawsuit also claims Turners order violates free speech, freedom to peaceably assemble and equal protection clauses of the constitution.