The Republican Party of Texas will have new leadership after delegates elected D’Rinda Randall as party chair and David Covey as vice chair at the state convention held at the George R. Brown in Houston.
Randall defeated incumbent Chairman Abraham George, under whom she had served as vice chair.
Under Texas law, the party’s chair and vice chair must be of opposite genders.
The news comes as thousands of delegates gathered at the event to adopt the party platform, select legislative priorities, and chart the party’s course ahead of the 2026 general election and the 2027 legislative session.
Following the vote, George issued a statement congratulating the incoming leadership team and calling for party unity.
“I want to congratulate D’Rinda Randall and David Covey on their nomination as Chair and Vice Chair of our Texas GOP,” George said.
“While this race has come to an end, our mission continues. Now is the time to come together, unite behind our Republican nominees, support the entire Republican ticket in November, advance our legislative priorities in the next session, and continue standing firmly for the conservative principles outlined in our platform.” He said.