GOP wants Texans to vote on secession from U.S. — plus 6 other takeaways from the party's convention
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Thousands of Republicans gathered in Houston last week for the 2022 Texas State Republican Convention.
Measures adopted to the party's platform at the convention are not set laws, rather they act as a "mission statement" of sorts for the party over the next two years.
Below is a roundup of the GOP's take on hot-button issues — in their own words — from the official platform document.
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