MANY PEOPLE ARE SAYING (6/12/26)

More RPT Convention Coverage

Welcome to Many People Are Saying! Our weekly article where we cover the very interesting or unique things happening in Texas politics.

Today we’ve got another clip of our coverage of DAY TWO of the Republican Party of Texas Convention. Enjoy!

Some stories you may have missed on X:

Renzo Downey@RenzoDowney

Earlier: One of the delegates the party wanted to expel, Amjad Muhtaseb, and delegate Samar Halabi in a heated exchange for several minutes with state Rep. @brentmoney, the founder of the Sharia-Free Texas Caucus. They shook hands after.

Renzo Downey @RenzoDowney

The convention did NOT take a vote on expelling the two delegates with alleged ties to @CAIRNational, which Gov. Abbott has designated as a terrorist group. The rules do not allow the convention to reject delegates this late in the process.

10:18 PM · Jun 11, 2026 · 16K Views

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Jonathan Richie@JRichieTX

Speaking to a sold out crowd at the @YRsOfTexas event during the Texas GOP convention, @KenPaxtonTX, @TheAKGuy, and @JaceYarbrough rally supporters for November. Other notables here include: @bofrench, @smithfortx, @wesvirdelltx, @brentmoney, and @realmitchlittle.

1:07 AM · Jun 12, 2026 · 1.54K Views

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Brandon Waltens@bwaltens

The 15 proposed @TexasGOP legislative priorities from the temporary committee Secure Texas Elections Stop Islamification of Texas Eliminate Property Tax Ban Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Protect Texas Kids Secure Texas Grid, Water, Energy, Agriculture, and Property Sovereignty End

10:50 PM · Jun 11, 2026 · 13.7K Views

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