Critics warn the move, which requires more time, money and staffers, could lead to confusion, errors and delayed results in key contests in Texas in March.

The Texas Republican Party has replaced its executive director amid a reported shakeup in the state party. Micah Cavanaugh, who previously served as chief of staff to North Texas Congressman Ron Wright as well as to Texas House Rep. Tony Tinderholt, was listed on the Texas GOP website as the new executive director Wednesday.

Taxpayers fund primary elections. Every eligible voter should have the right to participate — not just party loyalists. The Republican Party of Texas recently filed a lawsuit to shut independent voters out of its primary elections,

At a Texas Tribune Festival event on Thursday, the Beaumont Republican said his opposition to Trump and his agenda informed his decision to give up the speaker’s gavel last year.

Attorney General Ken Paxton has joined the Republican Party of Texas in its lawsuit against the state to close the March primary election. The decision has split the state’s top GOP leaders.

After Texas Republicans' intial success in redistricting, President Donald Trump's gerrymandering strategy is starting to backfire, writes Salon's Heather Digby Parton, and as Democrats have the last laugh,