The best way to understand the differences between the two major parties is to compare their platforms.
Here are links to the platforms developed and approved by the delegates of those two parties that meet in state conventions recently. These are only a reflection of the attitudes of the participants of these meetings, and does not necessarily reflect the attitudes of candidates for office, or rank and file identifiers of each party.
But it's a good gauge of what each party is likely to do if in power:
- Click here for the 2024 Texas Republican Party Platform.
- Click here for the 2024 Texas Democratic Party Platform.
