Despite running unopposed for reelection in Texas House District 21, House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) now faces a challenge to keep his job inside the House. Phelan has faced criticism from ...

Neither Speaker Dade Phelan, nor his current opponent Rep. David Cook, have enough public support yet from the GOP caucus to win the nomination. Audio recording is automated for accessibility.

The new class of Republican lawmakers who will head to Austin in January could also spell trouble for current House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont). Several Republicans have already said they ...

David Cook, R-Mansfield, saying incumbent Speaker Dade Phelan does not have enough support from House Republicans to win. “We cannot continue to govern effectively without the Republican majorit ...

In a letter addressed to Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) and state House Speaker Dade Phelan (R), Sorrells cited a growing number of “emergency wells” and a need to study the effects of ...

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 ...

House Speaker Dade Phelan, under fire for leading the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton, is already being challenged by fellow Republican Rep. David Cook. Abbott wrote online that there ...

McLaughlin has aligned himself with the rightmost wing of the party and against House Speaker Dade Phelan. His win adds another vote in the Texas House for Gov. Greg Abbott’s private school ...

Texas Speaker of the House Dade Phelan wins an unopposed reelection. Phelan is expected to face a Republican challenger for the Speaker of the House in January. Phelan enlisted former Texas Gov.