Ken Paxton, Dan Patrick and Donald Trump - a potent triad of 'Hot Red' conservatism collaborating on what was supposed to be a punishing, once-and-for-all, political take down of Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan.
Ken Paxton, Dan Patrick and Donald Trump - a potent triad of "Hot Red" conservatism collaborating on what was supposed to be a punishing, once-and-for-all, political take down of Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan.
"Phelan certainly has enough Republican support right now, when you combine that with Democrats, he has more than enough votes to be re-elected speaker of the Texas House," said Mark Jones, Political Analyst at Rice University.
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