Stories Related to Reports: Houston Mayor Turner Signals He May Cancel State Republican Convention

Corpus Christi Caller Times, El Paso Times
Wed, 07/08/2020 - 12:23pm

Mayor Sylvester Turner has asked the Texas GOP to cancel its in-person convention in Houston but has been reluctant to order the party to do so.

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