House Speaker Dade Phelan escaped an historic defeat and Gov. Greg Abbott secured the final GOP votes he needs to pass private school vouchers.
House Speaker Dade Phelan escaped an embarrassing defeat in Southeast Texas , U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales clung to a narrow lead over a right-wing social media personality and Gov. Greg Abbott secured the final GOP votes he has said he needs to pass a contentious private school voucher program through the Texas Legislature . Fresh off the holiday weekend, voters across Texas trickled into the polls on Tuesday to decide an array of low-turnout, high-stakes runoff contests.
Houston Primary Runoff Live Election Results Here are the major takeaways. Republican infighting leaves more wreckage in its wake Although Phelan narrowly survived an attempt on his political life by far-right insurgents, Tuesday night was a difficult one for establishment Republicans in Texas. Phelan, one of the state’s “Big Three” legislative leaders, won by just over 300 votes over challenger Dave Covey. He faced an onslaught of political attacks from Lt. Gov.
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