About SD conventions

SD/County conventions

Travis County includes parts of three Senate Districts (SDs 14, 21, and 25).  Each of these districts must have separate senatorial district conventions (sometimes known collectively as "the county convention"). SD 14 is by far the largest such gathering.

Republican Party of Texas rules allow for a shared facility within a county with the approval of the precinct chairs, but each convention must remain organizationally separate. The Travis County Republican Party has held both separate and unified convention sites in previous years.

Much work goes into these conventions by the "temporary committees." Here is what the temporary committees do in advance of the "permanent" business of the SD convention:

Credentials committee: Determines the eligibility and hears contests of those submitted to be delegates to the SD convention. They will recommend a Permanent Roll of delegates of the Convention.

Rules committee: Determines the rules that will apply to the SD convention.

Resolutions committee: Reviews the resolutions that were passed in Precinct Conventions. This committee will condense similar resolutions, hear defense of resolutions, or reject resolutions. Resolutions are still allowed for submission from the SD Convention floor subject to convention rules, but by providing a single report much time and effort is saved.

Nominations committee: Makes nominations to the Permanent Nominations Committee that will determine the delegates that may go on to the state convention

Here's a brief informative video about a previous county convention that will give you an idea of what to expect:

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