#dadephelan — Public Fediverse posts

House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, withdrew from the speaker’s race Friday, a day before his GOP caucus planned to vote on who they would back for the position.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/12/06/508039/texas-house-speaker-dade-phelan-bows-out-of-leadership-reelection-bid-amid-mounting-pressure/

#News #Politics #Texas #DadePhelan #DavidCook #KenPaxton #RepublicanPartyOfTexas #TexasHouseSpeakerRace

Texas Republicans reaffirmed their overwhelming control at the statehouse in Tuesday’s election, but a crop of fresh Republican faces in the Texas House could have big implications for the balance of power in the legislature.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/texas/2024/11/06/505229/election-2024-how-it-will-impact-school-vouchers-balance-of-power-in-the-texas-legislature/

#Education #EducationNews #Election2024 #News #Politics #Texas #2024Elections #DadePhelan #GregAbbott #KenPaxton #TexasHouseOfRepresentatives #TexasSchoolVouchers

Former Texas Gov. Rick Perry joins Speaker Phelan’s team as adviser

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/09/05/498623/former-texas-gov-rick-perry-joins-speaker-phelans-team-as-adviser/

#News #Politics #Texas #DadePhelan #RickPerry #TexasNews #TexasPolitics #TheTexasNewsroom

Phelan’s win marks a comeback for the incumbent. He came in a narrow second to Covey in the first round of the primary in March. His primary victory also came despite efforts by three Republican heavyweights on behalf of his opponent.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/05/29/488812/texas-house-speaker-dade-phelan-narrowly-wins-republican-primary-runoff-in-house-district-21/

#Election2024 #Elections #InDepth #News #Politics #Texas #TTN #Voting #DadePhelan #DavidCovey #Gop #OrangeCounty #RepublicanPrimary2024 #TexasHouseSpeakerDadePhelan #TexasRepublicans

Oliverson, an anesthesiologist from Cypress in his fourth term, pitched himself as the right man to realign the lower chamber with the priorities of the Republican party, which he said Phelan too often ignored.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/2024/03/21/481236/tom-oliverson-announces-he-is-challenging-dade-phelan-for-texas-house-speakership/

#Houston #News #Politics #DadePhelan #TexasSpeakerOfTheHouse #TomOliverson

All 150 members of the Texas House are up for re-election this year. But when it comes to the future of the Texas Republican Party, this race for a small district on the Gulf Coast is perhaps the most important.

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/articles/news/politics/election-2024/2024/03/05/479863/texas-house-speaker-dade-phelan-trails-challenger-in-early-voting/

#Election2024 #Elections #News #Texas #2024Elections #DadePhelan #TexasHouse #TexasHouseSpeaker

#BananaRepublican #DadePhelan is pressured to resign as House Speaker in the #TXleg because he was “debilitatingly intoxicated” while presiding over House proceedings. 👉 https://www.kwtx.com/2023/05/23/texas-ag-ken-paxton-calls-house-speaker-dade-phelan-resign-accusing-him-being-drunk-capitol/?outputType=amp

How is he any different than ALL #BananaRepublicans who are ‘drunk on power’ in a #Supermajority? 🤔

The eyes of #LGBTQ #Texans are upon #DadePhelan and the #Texas #House

Spurred by a groundswell of #farright support, the Texas #Senate has passed all of Lt. Gov. #DanPatrick’s priority #AntiLGBTQ #bills — and then some. What the House does next will impact queer Texans’ lives and could determine Speaker Phelan’s future.

#Women #Transgender #LGBTQIA #Texas #RepublicanParty #Hate #Bigotry #Discrimination #Homophobia #Transphobia #ThePartyOfHate

https://www.texastribune.org/2023/04/14/texas-lgbtq-legislation-gender-affirming-drag-queens-schools/