Despite running unopposed in Texas House District 21, Speaker of the House Dade Phelan could face a challenger from his own ...

Neither Speaker Dade Phelan, nor his current opponent Rep. David Cook, have enough public support yet from the GOP caucus to ...

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A version of this story ran in the November / December 2024 issue. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan escaped a May primary runoff defeat by the skin of his teeth, but the Beaumont Republican’s ...

“It died in a Republican-controlled House each time. That is unacceptable and inexcusable.” Embattled House Speaker Dade ...

The race for speaker of the Texas House has narrowed, pitting Beaumont Republican Dade Phelan, who has held the gavel since 2021, against Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, who has emerged as the ...

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On Thursday, the jostling to hold the speaker’s gavel resumed with insurgent candidate Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, saying ...

Read full article: Does Dade Phelan have the votes to keep his job as Texas House speaker? It depends on how you count. Phelan appears to lack support from the majority of House Republicans ...

Tuesday’s results likely solidified Gov. Greg Abbott’s confidence that he’ll have a pro-voucher majority come the start of the 2025 legislative session. The new class of Republican lawmakers could ...

Most of the newly elected Republicans were self-described “reform” candidates who believe leadership changes are needed after ...