Neither Speaker Dade Phelan, nor his current opponent Rep. David Cook, have enough public support yet from the GOP caucus to ...

Two Democrats and one Republican have announced they are running for speaker of the Texas House, vying to unseat the current ...

With Election Day in the past, the race for Texas House speaker is heating up as the Republican incumbent tries to hold onto ...

Despite running unopposed in Texas House District 21, Speaker of the House Dade Phelan could face a challenger from his own ...

Lawmakers need to end their lip service to addressing the state’s increasing housing shortage, which has hit low-income ...

A crop of fresh Republican faces in the Texas House could have big implications for the balance of power in the chamber, ...

The outcome bolsters Gov. Greg Abbott, who has been pushing to stack the Legislature with Republicans supportive of his ...

David Cook, R-Mansfield, saying incumbent Speaker Dade Phelan does not have enough support from House Republicans to win. “We cannot continue to govern effectively without the Republican majorit ...

The new class of Republican lawmakers who will head to Austin in January could also spell trouble for current House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont). Several Republicans have already said they ...

Despite running unopposed for reelection in Texas House District 21, House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) now faces a challenge to keep his job inside the House. Phelan has faced criticism from ...