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&nbsp;The Texas Supreme Court on Monday rejected two appeals that sought to resurrect the state Republican Party’s in-person political convention after it was canceled by Houston officials amid a growing coronavirus outbreak.GOP officials had hoped the all-Republican Supreme Court would allow the meeting to take place at the end of this week.Instead, the court’s 7-1 ruling said the party could not rely on state law or the Texas Constitution to enforce its contract with Houston or Houston First, which operates the city’s convention center."The Party argues it has constitutional rights to hold a convention and engage in electoral activities, and that is unquestionably true. But those rights do not allow it to simply commandeer use of the Center," the court said in an unsigned opinion."The duty the Party seeks to compel Houston First to perform is imposed by contract, not imposed by law" the court said.The court also denied without comment an appeal from conservative leaders, including Steven Hotze, that sought to allow an in-person convention.This is a developing story.

&nbsp;The Texas Supreme Court on Monday rejected two appeals that sought to resurrect the state Republican Party’s in-person political convention after it was canceled by Houston officials amid a growing coronavirus outbreak.GOP officials had hoped the all-Republican Supreme Court would allow the meeting to take place at the end of this week.Instead, the court’s 7-1 ruling said the party could not rely on state law or the Texas Constitution to enforce its contract with Houston or Houston First, which operates the city’s convention center."The Party argues it has constitutional rights to...

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