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A federal judge sided with the Republican Party of Texas (RPT) in a lawsuit involving Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner and a contract to host the RPT State Convention.
According to a news release, U.S. District Judge Lynn Hughes ruled that if the RPT still wanted to use the George R. Brown Convention Center to hold its convention then the city and Houston First Corporation had to honor their contract.
She also noted in her ruling that both parties had to make sure that the RPT could perform its duties that involved the election in November.
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"We learned a hard lesson yesterday and with this win today, if for any reason there is an issue tomorrow, we know that we have a single location where, with the necessary SREC authorizations, we could hold Congressional District Caucuses to elect our National Delegates and Alternates and Presidential Electors for President Donald J. Trump," RPT Chairman James Dickey said in the release.
Dickey said he hoped the ruling would set precedent for future problems if they would arise.
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