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 ...

Lamar University recently hosted a naming ceremony to honor former Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives Dade Phelan for his contributions to the school and Southeast Texas. On Thursday, the ...

Former Gov. Rick Perry is back in Texas government as a senior adviser to House Speaker Dade Phelan. Phelan made the announcement Thursday morning in a news release touting Perry’s previous posts as a ...

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Donald Trump and Joe Biden cruised to victory, the Democrats chose Colin Allred to challenge Ted Cruz, and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan is heading to a runoff.