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.

“Also, we will NOT vote in a Dade 2.0.” Phelan’s rise. Phelan, a 49-year-old real estate developer, first secured the votes to become speaker toward the end of his third term, in late 2020.

House Speaker Dade Phelan greets guests, including Orange County Judge John Gothia, at his campaign rally at Jack Brooks Airport on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2024.

Dade Phelan’s path to reelection. Phelan’s camp says they’re confident he has the votes. “The path to the speakership is a matter of simple math,” Phelan’s spokeswoman Cait Wittman, ...

Dade Phelan was hoping to gain support from 40 unpledged House Republicans, which would be enough, along with votes from 62 Democrats, to win the speaker role for a third time, the Texas Tribune ...

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 of the House Dade Phelan oversees debate in the Texas House at the Capitol in Austin, May 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)(Eric Gay / ASSOCIATED PRESS) BEAUMONT — Minutes after declaring ...

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is calling on Republican lawmakers to distance themselves from the controversial Defend Texas Liberty PAC and to donate any contributions they received from the PAC ...

Dade Phelan addresses the floor after being elected for his second term as House speaker on on Jan 10, 2023. (Jordan Vonderhaar For The Texas Tribune, Jordan Vonderhaar For The Texas Tribune) ...

Dade Phelan's defenders push to save Texas House speaker from a seismic primary loss. By Austin Bureau May 22, 2024. Dade Phelan addresses the crowd during a campaign rally at Jack Brooks Airport.

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 ...