- House Speaker Dade Phelan wins runoff, surviving challenge by Texas GOP’s far-right forces. Businessminded Republicans spent millions trying to save Phelan, whose far-right opponent had the backing of Donald Trump, Ken Paxton and Dan Patrick. Phelan won by 366 votes, according to unofficial returns. https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/24/dade-phelan-david-covey-texas-house-speaker-runoff/ 4 comments politics
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- Opinion | Texas Republicans have gone off the deep end - The Washington Post https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/06/03/texas-republican-party-new-platform/ 389 comments
- Majority House GOP rebuke Phelan, call to ban Democratic chairs | The Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/31/house-speaker-democratic-chairs-dade-phelan/ 13 comments
- Texas runoff leaves warring factions bruised, emboldened | The Texas Tribune https://www.texastribune.org/2024/05/30/texas-house-republican-primary-runoff-speaker-dade-phelan/ 10 comments
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