Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan emerged from Tuesday's bloody ... pathway for an even stronger Texas of tomorrow," state Rep. Jeff Leach, R-Plano, said in a statement released while he was at ...

Under fire from members in his own party, Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Friday that he would not seek a third term as head of the often fractious lower chamber.

House Speaker Dade Phelan on Friday announced he is dropping his bid for another term leading the lower chamber, ending a bruising, monthslong intraparty push to remove him from power. Phelan ...

It's clear this is a new chapter in Texas politics. At least one Austin insider says former speaker Dade Phelan will still have a voice in the house. Burrows supports school vouchers, which is ...

AUSTIN — Speaker Dade Phelan, harried by a long-simmering confrontation with the right wing of his party, said Friday he will not seek a third term as leader of the Texas House. Phelan ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, R – Beaumont, announced Friday he would withdraw from the race for Speaker of the Texas House. “By stepping aside, I believe we create the ...