Speaker Dade Phelan on Wednesday named Democrats as chairmen of some Texas House committees. Phelan, R-Beaumont, defied some in his own party who wanted him...
AUSTIN — Speaker Dade Phelan on Wednesday named Democrats as chairmen of nine Texas House committees.
In a veiled reference to the intraparty GOP dispute over whether Democrats should continue to serve as committee chairmen, Phelan stressed comity in a written statement. Instead of naming El Paso Democrat Joe Moody as speaker pro tem, as he did last time, Phelan turned to a Republican – Fort Worth’s Charlie Geren.
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