Texas GOP chair advises Rep. Chip Roy to 'engage the brain before firing the mouth'

Rep. Chip Roy
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Rep. Chip Roy's (R-Texas) own state party officials would like him to watch his mouth.

The Republican garnered heavy criticism for comments that "glorified lynching" during a Thursday hearing. "There's an old saying in Texas about 'find all the rope in Texas and get a tall oak tree,'" he said. "You know, we take justice very seriously, and we ought to do that."

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Summer Meza has worked at The Week since 2018, serving as a staff writer, a news writer and currently the deputy editor. As a proud news generalist, she edits everything from political punditry and science news to personal finance advice and film reviews. Summer has previously written for Newsweek and the Seattle Post-Intelligencer, covering national politics, transportation and the cannabis industry.