Austinite James Dickey elected to lead state GOP

AUSTIN (KXAN) — An Austin man has been selected to lead the Republican Party of Texas.
James Dickey, the chairman of the Travis County GOP, will now lead the state party.
Our media partners at the Texas Tribune said he narrowly beat Houston businessman Rick Figueroa, besting him by a single vote. The final tally was 32 to 31.
Dickey will finish the term of former Texas party Chairman Tom Mechler, who stepped down last month citing personal reasons.
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