Dade Phelan is hardly the only Texas House speaker to limp away from the dais amid a collapse in support from membership.

The embattled Beaumont Republican says serving two terms as the leader of the Texas House is "one of the great honors" of his ...

Phelan, a Beaumont Republican, had previously insisted he had enough votes to thwart a challenge from the right led by state ...

Rep. Brian Harrison said Phelan backing out of the speaker's race is necessary but not enough because the Chamber needs to be ...

Patrick’s decision that the state Senate would protect Paxton from conviction in an impeachment trial marked a dark turn for ...

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan today issued the following statement:“Serving in the Texas House is one of the greatest ...

Speaker Dade Phelan said Friday he will not seek a third term as leader of the Texas House. Phelan was opposed by a majority ...

Phelan's exit opens up a fight for who will lead the chamber next year as lawmakers plan to take up school vouchers, border ...

There was a dramatic turn of events in the race for Speaker of the Texas House. Beaumont Republican Dade Phelan announced ...

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan will not hold his leadership role when lawmakers return to Austin in January for the next ...

AUSTIN, Texas - The Texas House will have a new speaker for the new term. House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Friday he is ...

DALLAS — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan's unexpected announcement created political waves across Texas on Friday. Speaker Phelan said he is withdrawing from the speaker’s race. "Out of deep ...