BEAUMONT — If past is prologue, Dade Phelan’s return to the Texas House would be all but guaranteed. Over five terms, he has never once drawn a reelection opponent, ascending to become the ...

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, ...

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 ...

AUSTIN — Speaker Dade Phelan, harried by a long-simmering confrontation with the right wing of his party, said Friday he will not seek a third term as leader of the Texas House.

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 ...

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.

Pollsters for Dade Phelan, including Bernie Daleo, and David Covey lined the entry to Rogers Park as voters cast their battles in the District 21 Representative run-off. Photo made Tuesday, May 28 ...

Rapport among the state’s top three Republicans has greatly improved, the House leader said, but another relationship-testing special session awaits on contentious education issues.

Dade Phelan begins his second term as Speaker of the House on the opening day of the 88th Legislature on Jan 10, 2023. Credit: Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune.

Rep. Dade Phelan will remain in the House, but not as its leader. Here's what happens now. Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) announced he will not run for Texas House speaker again.

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 ...