Click on the links below for the positions - as determined in each party's state convention in 2022 - of the two major parties in the state:
- Texas Democratic Party.
- Ballotpedia: Texas Democratic Party Platform.
- Texas Republican Party.
- Ballotpedia: Texas Republican Party Platform.
Click on the links below for the positions - as determined in each party's state convention in 2022 - of the two minor parties in the state:
- Texas Green Party.
- Texas Libertarian Party.
What is a party platform?
. . . a formal set of principal goals which are supported by a political party or individual candidate, in order to appeal to the general public, for the ultimate purpose of garnering the general public's support and votes about complicated topics or issues. A component of a political platform is often called a plank – the opinions and viewpoints about an individual topic, as held by a party, person, or organization. The word plank depicts a component of an overall political platform.
From Ballotpedia:
A political party platform or platform outlines a party's principles, goals, and positions on domestic and foreign affairs. Platforms are typically announced at the party's national convention. They do not necessarily have a binding effect on elected officials or candidates within the party.
From Encyclopedia.com:
A party platform is a political party's statement of governmental principle and policy. Some historians consider the Virginia and Kentucky Resolutions of 1798–1799 the first party platform; others point to the list of resolutions the "young men" of the National Republican Party adopted on 11 May 1832. No major party adopted a platform in 1836, but since 1840, party platforms have been a regular feature of national political campaigns. Platforms are not binding. Nevertheless, they have shaped many state and national elections. They also reflect the changing issues, controversies, and visions that have constituted American political discourse.
