State Representative Cody Harris wants to imprison Republican Party of Texas Chairman Abraham George and all grassroots conservatives who urge members of the Texas House Republican Caucus to unite behind Representative David Cook for Speaker of the House. Today, Representative Harris filed a sworn complaint to the Texas Ethics Commission seeking the imprisonment of Chairman George. Representative Harris claims that Chairman George is “part of an effort to intimidate members [of the Texas Legislature] in order to influence their vote for speaker by threatening to reject members’ applications for a place on the republican primary ballot.” Asking Republican members of the Texas House to support their own rules and the Republican Party of Texas legislative priorities and rules is lawful and constitutionally protected speech.

 Chairman George: “The delegates of the 2024 Texas Republican Convention elected me to represent them, which means bringing truth to the establishment power that impeached our duly elected attorney general last legislative session. The delegates of the 2024 Texas Republican Convention adopted our rules and legislative priorities and I will continue to serve as a strong advocate of our party and our rule of law. If Representative Harris had attended the convention, maybe he would understand how grassroots conservatives work. I hope that the Texas Ethics Commission will do the right thing and reject this baseless complaint.”

 

Note: A redacted complaint is attached (redacting phone numbers and addresses).