This week the Williamson County Republican Party opened a
satellite office on 620 in Brushy Creek to serve the southern part of
Williamson County. The new office will be more convenient for Republican voters
and volunteers from Leander, Cedar Park, and portions of Round Rock and Austin. Like other Williamson County offices the
party’s main county office is in Georgetown.
Supporting the western side of Leander, the Travis County
Republican Party continues to struggle after the surprising election of Robert
Morrow as County Party Chairman last March.
The Travis County GOP office closed in June as Morrow took office. After a short but news-making tenure, Morrow
recently disqualified himself from continuing to serve as party chairman by
filing with the state of Texas as an independent presidential candidate,
promising bikini contests and “boobyliciousness” if elected. (Texas law prohibits a county party chairman
from running for another political office.)
An election of a new chairman by the Executive Committee is scheduled
for September 20. Several candidates have already announced
their intentions to run including former Chairman James Dickey, incumbent
Acting Chairman and Executive Vice Chairman David Duncan, and local Republican strategist Brendan
Steinhauser. In the meantime Travis
County Republican candidates and their campaigns persevere to battle the
odds of election in very blue Travis County.
The Travis County
Republican Party amid the critical weeks leading up to the November election remains in a disadvantaged
position with no office and few funds. Regardless of internal party struggles, the spirits of local Republican
candidates such as Joe Martinez, Gabriel Nila, Maura Phelan, and Deke Pierce
appear undeterred as they travel the county speaking with voters.
