Abraham George, a far-right favorite, has been elected as the next chair of the Republican Party of Texas.

Far-right favorite Abraham George has been elected as the next chair of the Republican Party of Texas, following a party convention where divisions deepened under outgoing Chair Matt Rinaldi. George, a former Collin County GOP chair and recent Texas House candidate, is expected to continue the party's trajectory, with the far-right using the party institution as a platform for attacking more moderate conservatives.