Despite running unopposed in Texas House District 21, Speaker of the House Dade Phelan could face a challenger from his own ...
Neither Speaker Dade Phelan, nor his current opponent Rep. David Cook, have enough public support yet from the GOP caucus to ...
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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 ...
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 ...
On Thursday, the jostling to hold the speaker’s gavel resumed with insurgent candidate Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, saying ...
The latest Dade Phelan news from The Texas Tribune ... falsely depicted Phelan in a hug with former U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Full Story ...
Ryan Chandler looks at the opposition to incumbent House Speaker Dade Phelan, and how one challenger for the position is promising major change to how the House does business. Speaker Challenge ...
Speaker Challenge – The challenge to Speaker Dade Phelan has turned into the most-expensive state House race in Texas history. We dig into what’s at stake in the race and how that’s fueling ...