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“ELECTION INTEGRITY”

AUGUST 2023 - “FIGHTING THE GOOD FIGHT ”

THE GOP BASE IS GROWING IN HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS: Did you know that African Americans consistently supported the Republican Party of Texas during the Party’s early years of existence? According to their website, “Throughout Reconstruction, African Americans comprised of about 90% of GOP membership, and 44 African Americans served in the Texas legislature as Republicans It was through the hard work of a number of dedicated African American men and women that the earliest foundations of the Republican Party of Texas were laid The first-ever state Republican convention that met in Houston on July 4, 1867 was predominantly African American in composition, with about 150 African American Texans attending, and 20 Anglos ”