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 ...
David Cook, R-Mansfield, saying incumbent SpeakerDadePhelan does not have enough support from House Republicans to win. “We cannot continue to govern effectively without the Republican ...
Read full article: Does DadePhelan have the votes to keep his job as Texas Housespeaker? It depends on how you count. Phelan appears to lack support from the majority of House ...
The race for speaker of the Texas House has narrowed, pitting Beaumont Republican DadePhelan, who has held the gavel since 2021, against Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, who has emerged as the ...
The 89th Legislature’s regular session runs from Jan. 14 to Jun. 2, 2025. Republicans control both the Texas House and Senate. We focus on what Texans need to know about the 140-day lawmaking session ...