The Texas Supreme Court dismissed an appeal from the Texas Republican Party that would have allowed the group to host a face-to-face, mask-free convention in Houston, hit by the coronavirus, this week. Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, a Democrat, had ordered the event be canceled due to concerns about the coronavirus last Wednesday; But the Republican Party state executive committee announced that it would sue Turner, Houston First City Corp. and the City of Houston in response. A Harris County judge denied the party’s request, and the party appealed, sending the case to the Texas Supreme Court. The court ruled that although the party has the right to hold a convention, “those rights do not allow it to simply use the Center by a commander.” Party officials have said they have plans to organize a convention virtually. Houston has become an epicenter of the pandemic, with local officials demanding that Governor Greg Abbott allow another lockdown in the region.
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