The Socialist Party of Texas (SPTX) is a

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political party in the

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Texas Texas (, ; Spanish: ''Texas'', ''Tejas'') is a state in the South Central region of the United States. At 268,596 square miles (695,662 km2), and with more than 29.1 million residents in 2020, it is the second-largest U.S. state by ...

. It is the state chapter of the

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. It was founded in 1906 as an affiliate of the

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. In

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, the SPTX effectively tied the Republican and Progressive Parties in votes. In

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and

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, the Socialist Party surpassed the Republican Party in the state.Alwyn Barr, "SOCIALIST PARTY," Handbook of Texas Online (https://tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/was01), accessed January 15, 2016. Uploaded on June 15, 2010. Published by the Texas State Historical Association. The Socialist Party of America voted 73-34 to change its name to

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in December 1972. SPUSA was founded in 1973, after which the SPTX was founded. The party has local chapters in the

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and the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.

Notable members

Alejandro Mendoza Alejandro "Alex" Mendoza (born April 25, 1977) is an American former Marine, owner of a lawn care business and democratic socialist politician from Dallas, Texas, who was the vice presidential nominee of Socialist Party USA in the 2012 el ...

, Fort Worth businessperson and SPUSA vice-presidential nominee in 2012

References

Political parties in Texas

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