The Texas House speaker, under attack from fellow Republicans including Ken Paxton and Dan Patrick, was confident he would win another term.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan’s primary runoff victory was just the first hurdle for the Beaumont Republican to overcome as he seeks a third term as leader of the lower chamber and one of the state’s most powerful politicians.
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan beats right-wing challenger David Covey and secures sixth term Phelan, who won his runoff Tuesday by fewer than 400 votes, will need to mend GOP relationships, build coalitions and possibly even rely on Democrats to hang onto the speaker’s gavel — and the race starts this week. But he was confident Tuesday night that he would win another term, saying, “I’ve done it twice. I’ll do it a third time.” State Rep.
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