Texas Supreme Court rejects Republican bid to hold in-person convention
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The Texas Supreme Court shot down the state Republican Party's appeal to allow its convention to be held in person during the coronavirus pandemic.
In a 7-1 ruling, the justices upheld Houston's refusal to host the convention on Monday, which occurred after Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, a Democrat, canceled the party's annual convention late last week, citing increased public health concerns as COVID-19 cases surge in Texas.
A Harris County district judge denied the GOP’s initial request, which was sent to the Supreme Court after the Republicans filed an appeal.
The GOP filed the lawsuit seeking an injunction that would have forced the George R. Brown Convention Center to host the event and a temporary restraining order against the city to prevent officials from stopping it. The party named the city of Houston and the convention venue's operator, Houston First Corporation, for breach of contract. Turner had previously said that he asked Houston's legal department to review the contract with the party's executive committee and the venue operator and later instructed the city to cancel its contract with the party.
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