Tom Mechler
November 28th, 2018
As the Republican Party of Texas does some soul searching following historic gains for Democrats in the Legislature and the most competitive statewide contests in decades, party officials are wrestling with a key question:...
June 1st, 2018
The race to be Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas is getting downright nasty ahead of the governing party of this state’s convention coming up in just a couple weeks.
June 5th, 2017
The Wyndham Garden Hotel in Austin was the setting for the election of the Texas Republican Party Chairman on Saturday, June 3rd. The standing room only crowd filled with State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) members...
May 13th, 2016
The caucus voted 266-124 in favor of Mechler, who ended up winning a vast majority of the 31 caucuses and handily defeating Woodfill’s vicious campaign against him to secure his first full two-year term.
June 12th, 2015
Republican Party of Texas - The month of May was a busy time for our team at RPT. Our focus has begun to shift away from the legislative session to beating the Democrats in 2016. We’ve started phone banking earlier than ever...
March 20th, 2015
Tom, What is your vision for the party?” I thought I’d answer this question publicly, because it’s something I want our entire party to understand and to hear from me directly. I hope you’ll agree with me and join our team,...
February 11th, 2015
We will miss him, but know he's going on to bigger, better things. That leaves the position open, and since his resignation comes before the next state convention, the job of electing a new chairman falls to the State...
June 3rd, 2014
“I have said many times that I want to see common-sense immigration reform pass. I think most Americans want to see the problem fixed.” - Senator Ted Cruz on immigrationThe 2014 Texas State Convention could prove to be a war...
October 15th, 2018
The Republican Party of Texas (RPT) is considering giving Chairman James Dickey a $150,000 salary. The Officials Committee of the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) is meeting at 7 p.m. to discuss the RPT’s 2019...
June 5th, 2017
Thank you to Governor Greg Abbott, statewide officials and members of our Republican Congressional delegation and our Texas Legislature who have contacted me, not only with their congratulations, but, more importantly their...
May 31st, 2016
Two years ago in a packed hotel ballroom in Houston during the Harris County Republican Party’s Reagan Day fundraising dinner, Sen. John Cornyn stood on the stage and made the case to the party’s faithful that they must do a...
July 3rd, 2015
June was perhaps the busiest month yet during my time as chairman of the Republican Party of Texas (RPT). I started off the month with a State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) meeting in Austin
April 21st, 2015
Steve has set our party on the right path, both financially and strategically. His dedication and hard work have paved the way for me to continue the necessary work to ensure that the RPT grows in influence, active...
March 12th, 2015
Republican Party of Texas - On Saturday March 7th, the State Republican Executive Committee elected RPT Treasurer Tom Mechler as the new Chairman of the Republican Party of Texas.
September 19th, 2014
The following story originally appeared on The Quorum Report.In a development that’s been brewing for months and was first reported Monday night by Quorum Report, three political leaders from around the state have...