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

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. Phelan, R ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

AUSTIN, Texas — House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced he is dropping his bid for another term leading the lower chamber, ending a bruising, months-long intraparty push to remove him from ...

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.

House Speaker Dade Phelan announced he is dropping his bid for another term, ending a bruising, monthslong intraparty push to remove him from power.

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. Phelan, a ...