Tarrant County Republican Party /tags/tarrant-county-republican-party Tarrant County Republican Party en-US Copyright Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:37:53 GMT Tarrant County GOP rejects resolution in support of public dollars for private schools /texas-news/2025-03-12/tarrant-county-gop-private-school-vouchers The resolution presented at last weekend's executive committee meeting would have called on the Legislature to allot equal funding to Texas families regardless of whether they send their kids to public or private school. Wed, 12 Mar 2025 19:37:53 GMT /texas-news/2025-03-12/tarrant-county-gop-private-school-vouchers Olla Mokhtar In Texas’ biggest purple county, Tim O'Hare is creating a playbook for local governing /texas-news/2024-10-11/in-texas-biggest-purple-county-tim-ohare-is-creating-a-playbook-for-local-governing From cutting social services to changing election rules, Tarrant County Judge Tim O’Hare has pushed his far-right agenda with an uncompromising approach. Fri, 11 Oct 2024 11:03:30 GMT /texas-news/2024-10-11/in-texas-biggest-purple-county-tim-ohare-is-creating-a-playbook-for-local-governing Robert Downen | The Texas Tribune , Jeremy Schwartz | The Texas Tribune and ProPublica He voted to keep early voting sites on Tarrant college campuses. Then came the backlash /government/2024-09-18/he-voted-to-keep-early-voting-sites-on-tarrant-college-campuses-then-came-the-backlash Less than two months before the November election, a single vote has revealed a stark divide in the Tarrant County Republican Party — and prompted swift intraparty attacks. Wed, 18 Sep 2024 15:18:52 GMT /government/2024-09-18/he-voted-to-keep-early-voting-sites-on-tarrant-college-campuses-then-came-the-backlash Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report Appeals court blocks Tarrant GOP from filling contested precinct chair position — for now /government/2024-08-07/appeals-court-blocks-tarrant-gop-from-filling-contested-precinct-chair-position-for-now The Tarrant County Republican Party can’t fill a contested precinct chair position until the issue is settled in court, the Seventh Court of Appeals of Texas in Amarillo ruled July 30. Wed, 07 Aug 2024 15:15:53 GMT /government/2024-08-07/appeals-court-blocks-tarrant-gop-from-filling-contested-precinct-chair-position-for-now Emily Wolf | Fort Worth Report Kelly Canon, longtime Arlington Republican, dies after hospitalization with COVID, pneumonia /news/2022-01-11/prominent-arlington-republican-dies-after-hospitalization-with-covid-pneumonia Activist Kelly Canon's death shocked Republican organizers in North Texas. Wed, 12 Jan 2022 00:17:39 GMT /news/2022-01-11/prominent-arlington-republican-dies-after-hospitalization-with-covid-pneumonia Kailey Broussard Tarrant County GOP Set To Vote On Whether To Remove Vice-Chairman Because He's Muslim /politics/2019-01-09/tarrant-county-gop-set-to-vote-on-whether-to-remove-vice-chairman-because-hes-muslim Shahid Shafi identifies as a Republican because of his firm belief in small government, lower taxes and secure borders. But his commitment to core GOP… Wed, 09 Jan 2019 15:23:31 GMT /politics/2019-01-09/tarrant-county-gop-set-to-vote-on-whether-to-remove-vice-chairman-because-hes-muslim Alex Samuels | Texas Tribune Protests Greet GOP Donors In Fort Worth /politics/2017-02-19/protests-greet-gop-donors-in-fort-worth A Republican fundraiser brought a who’s who of Republican lawmakers to Fort Worth on Saturday, and it also attracted a couple hundred protesters. The… Sun, 19 Feb 2017 20:17:45 GMT /politics/2017-02-19/protests-greet-gop-donors-in-fort-worth Christopher Connelly Tarrant County Is A GOP Stronghold, But It Wasn't Always That Way /politics/2017-01-18/tarrant-county-is-a-gop-stronghold-but-it-wasnt-always-that-way The 2016 elections scrambled the U.S. political map, but one trend did not change: Almost every big, urban county voted for Democrats. Not so in Texas’… Wed, 18 Jan 2017 19:03:45 GMT /politics/2017-01-18/tarrant-county-is-a-gop-stronghold-but-it-wasnt-always-that-way Brandon Formby