page_title: Republican Party of Texas
section_title: U.S. Senate
hierarchical_section_title: Republican Party of Texas / Current elected officials / Members of Congress / U.S. Senate
caption_attribution_description: English: John Cornyn official photo
context_page_description: The Republican Party of Texas is the dominant political party in the U.S. State of Texas. It is affiliated with the United States Republican Party. The State Chairman is Allen West, a former U.S. Representative from Garland, Texas, and the Vice-Chairman is Cat Parks, from Hico, Texas, southwest of Ft. Worth. The RPT is headquartered in Downtown Austin. The RPT is legally classified as a political action committee whose structure is determined by state law and by party rules not in conflict with state law.
context_section_description: Republicans have controlled both of Texas's seats in the U.S. Senate since 1993:
  Class I: Ted Cruz (Junior Senator)
  Class II: John Cornyn (Senior Senator, Chair of Senate Narcotics Caucus)
caption: Senior Senator Cornyn
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