The Travis County Republican Party and the Hays County Republican Party teamed up to provide a candidate forum for Congressional District 21. Congressman Lamar Smith is stepping down after this term, and 18 candidates have rushed to fill his shoes in the GOP primary.
While forums like these have taken place more than once in the heart of the district, up in the eastern "peninsula" -- population-heavy but removed by distance -- meeting the candidates can be a trick. So the Hays GOP and the Travis GOP met on the county line (at the TDS Exotic Game Ranch -- the most creative use of a landfill you'll ever see) to host the event on Thursday, Feb. 1. Twelve showed up, which isn't bad at all considering the large field.
You can watch the archived Facebook livestream here.
You can watch the archived Facebook livestream here.
