House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced he is dropping his bid for another term leading the lower chamber, ending a bruising, monthslong intraparty push to remove him from power.. Phelan, a ...

House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced he is dropping his bid for another term leading the lower chamber, ending a bruising, monthslong intraparty push to remove him from power.

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan escaped a May primary runoff defeat by the skin of his teeth, but the Beaumont Republican’s support within his own party is as diminished as ever.

Under fire from members in his own party, Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Friday that he would not seek a third term as head of the often fractious lower chamber. “Out of ...

Dade Phelan was hoping to gain support from 40 unpledged House Republicans, which would be enough, along with votes from 62 Democrats, to win the speaker role for a third time, the Texas Tribune ...

House Speaker Dade Phelan announced on Friday he is dropping his bid for another term leading the lower chamber, ending a bruising, monthslong intraparty push to remove him from power.. Phelan, a ...

AUSTIN, Texas — House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced he is dropping his bid for another term leading the lower chamber, ending a bruising, months-long intraparty push to remove him from ...

Speaker Dade Phelan abandons bid for third term, amid bruising leadership battle. By Jasper Scherer, James Barragán, Renzo Downey, The Texas Tribune Dec 6, 2024.

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 ...

Dade Phelan was hoping to gain support from 40 unpledged House Republicans, which would be enough, along with votes from 62 Democrats, to win the speaker role for a third time, the Texas Tribune ...

House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced he is dropping his bid for another term leading the lower chamber, ending a bruising, monthslong intraparty push to remove him from power.