The Brazos County Republican Party recently issued a resolution of condemnation against Bryan Mayor Pro-Tem James Edge. This comes after Edge publicly endorsed the Democratic Party candidate for United States Senate, James Talarico. The PDF order is attached at the end of this story. Here is the text from the organization released 10/29/2026: On the evening of October 3rd, the CEC of the Brazos County Republican Party approved a Resolution of Condemnation of James Edge, Mayor Pro-tem of the City of Bryan, Texas and City Councilmen Place 3, regarding the Democratic endorsement of United States Senate Candidate for the State of Texas, James Talarico. Mr. Edge, a former long time District Staff member of Republican Congressional House Member Bill Flores, fundraiser and long time party member, made the choice to not only endorse but Co-Chair “Republicans for Talarico” in an effort to use his resources and energy to ensure a radical Democratic prevails over a Republican for the United States Senate seat of The State of Texas. His previous, long term efforts for the Republican Party and advocacy for Conservative values makes his decision only more confusing and thus demands a clear and concise response. Additionally by use of the title of “Republican”, Mr. Edge has by his own actions, subverted and hijacked our Party’s name for his own personal political goals. This, specifically, is rejected by The Brazos County Republican Party. The title of “Republican” belongs to the members there-of and is not to be used to manipulate or confuse the public. James Talarico, should he win, might very well be the deciding vote on the passage of radical left policy’s that do not reflect Texas cultural and faith values. None of the positions held by him and thus endorsed and or supported for the United States Senate by Mr. Edge, reflect any of the Republican Party of Texas stated values nor a self described “conservative”. For the reasons described above and endorsed below and approved by the CEC membership of the Brazos County GOP, it is resolved: REPUBLICAN PARTY OF BRAZOS COUNTY County Executive Committee (CEC) RESOLUTION OF CONDEMNATION Concerning the public endorsement of the Democratic nominee for United States Senate by Bryan City Council Member and Mayor Pro Tem James Edge WHEREAS, James Edge serves as a member of the Bryan City Council and currently holds the office of Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Bryan, Texas; and WHEREAS, on or about September 10, 2026, the campaign of James Talarico, the Democratic nominee for United States Senate from Texas, publicly announced the formation of a group styled “Republicans for Talarico” and identified Mr. Edge as a founding member, listing him by his municipal offices and as a former Republican Party of Texas state convention delegate; and WHEREAS, in the statement attributed to him in that announcement, Mr. Edge described himself as a lifelong conservative Republican and stated that he is proud to support the Democratic nominee in the November 2026 general election; and WHEREAS, Ken Paxton is the nominee of the Republican Party of Texas for United States Senate, having been selected by the Republican primary voters of this state, including the Republican primary voters of Brazos County; and WHEREAS, the Republican Party of Brazos County exists to organize, support, and elect the nominees of the Republican Party, and the County Executive Committee is charged with carrying that purpose forward on behalf of the Republican primary voters of this county; and WHEREAS, Mr. Edgeâs endorsement was made publicly, in his own name, and with express reference to his standing as a Republican and to the offices he holds in Brazos County, and was distributed statewide and nationally in that form; and WHEREAS, the members of this County Executive Committee are elected by Republican primary voters and owe those voters a clear statement of the Partyâs position when a person publicly identified with this countyâs Republican electorate campaigns for the opposing partyâs nominee; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the County Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Brazos County hereby expresses its formal condemnation of the public endorsement by James Edge of the Democratic nominee for United States Senate; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Committee reaffirms its support for the nominees of the Republican Party of Texas as chosen by Republican primary voters, and its commitment to working for their election in November 2026; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Committee recognizes the right of every citizen to vote his or her conscience, and directs this resolution solely to the public campaign activity described above and not to any private ballot choice; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution is an expression of the sense of this Committee only. It is not a censure under Rule No. 44 of the Rules of the Republican Party of Texas, it is not submitted to the State Republican Executive Committee (SREC) for concurrence, and it carries no penalty, sanction, or effect upon ballot access under those Rules; and BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Secretary of this Committee shall transmit a true copy of this resolution to Mr. Edge at his address of record and shall enter it in the minutes of this meeting; and BE IT FINALLY RESOLVED, that this resolution takes effect upon its adoption. Adopted by the County Executive Committee of the Republican Party of Brazos County on this 3rd day of October, 2026, by a vote of: 19 in favor, 1 opposed, 0 abstaining. Got a news tip? e-mail us at news@wtaw.com, text us at (979) 695-1620, or reach out on Facebook or Twitter/X.
