Communist Party of Texas
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| Communist Party of Texas | |
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| Chairperson | Jim Lane |
| Senate leader | None |
| House leader | None |
| Founded | 1919 |
| Headquarters | Austin |
| Youth wing | Young Communist League |
| Ideology | Socialism, Communism, Marxism-Leninism |
| Political position | Left-wing |
| National affiliation | Communist Party USA |
| Colors | Red |
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| cp-texas.org | |
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The Communist Party of Texas is a political party in the U.S. state of Texas. It is a member of the Communist Party USA and operates as a state district.[1] The party is headquartered in Austin and is chaired by Jim Lane.
The Communist Party's aim is the abolition of private ownership and control of capital and the construction of a classless, moneyless, and stateless society thereafter. In 1951, the state passed the "Communist Control Act" which required party members to register with authorities and prescribed a two- to ten-year prison term for failure to comply with the law.[2] Its most recent state conference was held in April 2014.
The party has city clubs in Austin, Dallas, Houston, Lufkin, and San Antonio.
References
- ↑ Constitution of the CPUSA
- ↑ CP Houston Website, Well Known Texas Communist Passes Away, retrieved 23 October 2013
Platforms
- Free Texas from monopoly control! Bring the New Deal to Texas! For democracy, security, jobs, peace! (1938)
- 1940 State Platform
- What the people of Texas need; the Communist Program for the Lone Star State (1945)
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