Dade Phelan, speaker and Texas House

Dade Phelan's reluctant relinquishment of Texas House speakership is part of a pattern
Dade Phelan is hardly the only Texas House speaker to limp away from the dais amid a collapse in support from membership.
BREAKING: Dade Phelan dropping out of Speaker's race
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan today issued the following statement:“Serving in the Texas House is one of the greatest honors of my life, beginning as a staff
Dade Phelan drops bid for third term as Texas House speaker
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 term when the Legislature convenes in January,
GOP Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan withdraws from race under fire from his own party
The embattled Beaumont Republican says serving two terms as the leader of the Texas House is "one of the great honors" of his life.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan withdraws from race for third term
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Friday he would withdraw from the race for Speaker of the Texas House.
North Texas Republican says Dade Phelan's withdrawal is a big victory
Rep. Brian Harrison said Phelan backing out of the speaker's race is necessary but not enough because the Chamber needs to be completely reformed.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan drops out of speaker race. So what’s next?
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan will not hold his leadership role when lawmakers return to Austin in January for the next legislative session.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan to step down amid Republican infighting
Phelan's exit opens up a fight for who will lead the chamber next year as lawmakers plan to take up school vouchers, border security and other GOP priorities.
Dade Phelan will not be seeking a third term as Texas House speaker
AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House will have a new speaker for the new term. House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Friday he is dropping out of the race and will not be seeking a third term.
Dade Phelan withdraws from race for Speaker of the House
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has withdrawn from the race for Speaker of the Texas House.
Texas Republicans Break Ranks Over State's House Speaker
Two Texas House Republicans insisted on Monday they had the support needed to be elected as the chamber's new speaker as intense infighting within the state party continues. On Friday, House Speaker Dade Phelan,
The Texas Tribune on MSN5d
Speaker Dade Phelan abandons bid for third term amid bruising leadership battle
Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, had previously insisted he had enough votes to thwart a challenge from the right led by state ...
Dade Phelan’s ouster is bad chapter for a darker Texas GOP
Patrick’s decision that the state Senate would protect Paxton from conviction in an impeachment trial marked a dark turn for ...