Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan at his office in Beaumont. Deep fissures within the Republican Party have placed Phelan as the No. 1 enemy of Texas’ far-right conservatives. Mark Felix for The ...

Dade Phelan, speaker of the Texas House, is one of the most powerful Republicans in Texas, but potent factions from within his party are working to defeat him ...

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 ...

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 ...

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) announced he will not run for Texas House speaker again. Here's what happens now.

House Speaker Dade Phelan announced he is dropping his bid for another term leading the lower chamber, amid bruising leadership battle.

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.

Speaker Dade Phelan said Friday he will not seek a third term as leader of the Texas House. Phelan was opposed by a majority of House Republicans, including many who will be serving their first ...

Just a day before Texas House Republicans would select their pick to be the next Speaker of the House, incumbent Speaker Dade Phelan announced he would be stepping out of the race. The speaker's ...

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.

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 ...

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 power. Phelan, a ...