HOUSTON - A federal judge has ruled that the Texas GOP in-person convention can proceed as scheduled at the George R.
Brown Convention Center.Conservative lawyer Jared Woodfill confirmed to FOX 26 that Federal Judge Lynn Hughes ruled the party can have their in-person convention.Earlier this week, the Texas Supreme Court upheld the city of Houston’s refusal to allow the state Republican convention to hold the in-person event due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, a Democrat, said last week that he had directed city lawyers to terminate the contract because he believed the event could not be held safely.