FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth on MSN5d
Despite unopposed reelection, battle just beginning for Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan
Despite running unopposed in Texas House District 21, Speaker of the House Dade Phelan could face a challenger from his own party with the next legislative session convenes in January.
The Texas Tribune on MSN3d
After election, Texas House speaker race remains up for grabs
Neither Speaker Dade Phelan, nor his current opponent Rep. David Cook, have enough public support yet from the GOP caucus to ...
The Texas Observer26d
Speaker Boxing: Is Phelan Failin’, or Will the Far Right Fall Short Again?
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 ...
Celtics Wire14d
Will Texas be in play Nov. 5? Uncertain. Here's why it could be much in play post-election
It's no secret that the former president has castigated both Texas Republican U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas House Speaker ...
The Facts4d
Next big election will be in Texas House speaker race
On Thursday, the jostling to hold the speaker’s gavel resumed with insurgent candidate Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, saying ...
Houston Public Media4d
Election 2024: How it will impact school vouchers, balance of power in the Texas Legislature
Tuesday’s results likely solidified Gov. Greg Abbott’s confidence that he’ll have a pro-voucher majority come the start of the 2025 legislative session. The new class of Republican lawmakers could ...
USA Today14d
Will Texas be in play Nov. 5? Uncertain. Here's why it could be much in play post-election
John Cornyn and Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, also a Republican, as "RINOs." That's politi-speak for "Republicans in name only." Cornyn is running to replace Kentucky's Mitch McConnell as the ...