The party’s executive committee on Thursday night passed a resolution, 40-20, in support of moving ahead with its in-person convention in Houston.
The convention will take place inside the George R. Brown Convention Center in downtown Houston on July 16-18. The committee meetings will begin on July 13.
The Republican Party of Texas said the convention will have multiple precautions and security measures for attendees, including thermal scanners at entrances and hand sanitizing stations throughout the convention.
The meeting areas will be “thoroughly cleaned” between meetings and there will be expanded seating that will allow attendees to distance themselves socially.
The donated masks will be available for delegates and attendees to comply with Texas Gov. Greg Abbott’s executive order requiring that most residents wear masks in public.
After the party’s decision was made, the Texas Medical Association said it is pleased that the convention complies with Abbott’s order to wear face masks, and although the masks will help prevent the spread of Covid-19 at the convention , “masks alone are not enough”. “
The doctors’ defense organization also announced that it would retire as an advertiser for the convention.
In a statement on their website, the George R. Brown Convention Center and its operator, Houston First Corporation, said they make no decision to postpone or cancel an event, but rather leave it to the discretion of event organizers.
On July 1, Texas recorded 8,076 new cases, the state’s record for new cases per day since the pandemic began.
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