Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, had previously insisted he had enough votes to thwart a challenge from the right led by state ...

Phelan will not resign his seat in the Texas House, narrowly won his 2024 primary, and his first name isn't "Dade." ...

The embattled Beaumont Republican says serving two terms as the leader of the Texas House is "one of the great honors" of his ...

Phelan’s bid for a third term had drawn sharp interest within his party, particularly from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides ...

There will be a new Texas House Speaker as Dade Phelan announces he will be withdrawing from the race for the job.

Phelan's exit opens up a fight for who will lead the chamber next year as lawmakers plan to take up school vouchers, border ...

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan will not hold his leadership role when lawmakers return to Austin in January for the next ...

The Beaumont Republican has been under attack from other Republicans who say he is not sufficiently conservative.

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, USA — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has decided to drop his bid for another term.

In the long-running war inside the Texas G.O.P., Dade Phelan survived a primary against a Trump-backed novice. But his increasingly conservative caucus turned against him. By David W. Chen and ...

Phelan narrowly survived a primary challenge and lacked the support of a majority of House Republicans. Having angered conservatives with the impeachment of Attorney General Ken Paxton, Phelan dropped ...