So I was half wrong and half right

Update: @TexasGOP says a Harris Co. judge denied request to let next week's in-person convention happen. Party says it will appeal to the Texas Supreme Court. State Republican Executive Committee to meet Saturday to "finalize location matters based upon the outcome of the case." pic.twitter.com/MxUHD4LWbS

— Cassi Pollock (@cassi_pollock) July 10, 2020

They did go for the TRO; but they didn’t get it.  The “liberal Harris County courts” is a nice touch. Harris County elected a full slate of Democratic judges tw years ago. Replaced every judge on the bench. All black women, too. But this is a county judge; those judges were all district judges.  So that “liberal” dig is triply cute, because he’s still eating sour grapes. Not doing himself any favors, either, if the latest reports are true, because there's no further news about that "appeal" to the Texas Supremes.

This is the latest report on the situation:

Thursday evening, lawyers for all sides attended a hearing before Harris County Judge Larry Wieman. The temporary restraining order requested by the Republicans was denied by Judge Weiman. A Temporary Injunction Evidentiary Hearing is scheduled for Monday at 11 a.m. during which they will discuss the parameters of the contract itself. Witnesses will be allowed to be called to testify.

Yeah, it looks like they'll be back in front of the judge he just called "liberal" and biased.  Smooth move, there.  There are two cases pending on this matter, neither filed by the state GOP.

James Dickey, chairman of the Texas Republican Party, said the state GOP has not filed a lawsuit. However, his legal team is reviewing options. He said another entity filed a lawsuit without consulting him.

Or they have, and that's the one that lost it's TRO application yesterday.  Very confusing at this point, because the suit in county court (that lost the TRO) is apparently filed by the GOP committee organizing the convention. But not on behalf of the state GOP?  I'm also not sure why the same judge would have both cases, even if they both filed in county court; then again, I'm not sure how the docket works in Harris County.  So I still can't tell if these hearings are in the same suit, or different suits.  One news source talks about the appeal to the Texas Supremes, the other makes no mention of it.  So....

An evidentiary hearing on the temporary injunction would logically follow a TRO, whether that order was granted or not.  A TRO lasts only 10 days, an injunction can last until the final hearing.  A TRO is always followed by an injunction hearing.  I don't think the GOP can hold out much hope of winning the second hearing since they lost the first one.  As for that appeal to the Supremes of Texas, maybe they found out the Supremes weren't all that interested?

I would expect so.  My memory of appellate procedures is dissipated, but I'm pretty sure such a leap up the judicial chain would take more than "WAHH! WE WANT OUR CONVENTION!"  But all that analysis depends on who's seeking what in which court, and we just can't tell right now.

What I'm reading about their legal claims still doesn't impress me.  The fact they couldn't get a TRO means they aren't impressing the judge, either.

More fun and games to come, anyway.