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How Texas Speaker Dade Phelan turned the tide to keep his seat

After coming in second in the primary, Phelan was at a disadvantage heading into the runoff. With record breaking cash infusions, Phelan blanketed airwaves and hired an army of campaign staffers.

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State Rep. Shelby Slawson says she’s running for House speaker in letter condemning Phelan

The announcement came two days after Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, narrowly survived a runoff challenge from the GOP’s hard right.

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Texas runoff yields no clear winner among GOP’s warring factions, setting stage for power struggle

Neither of the Texas GOP’s dueling factions landed a clean knockout blow during a grueling primary season that only seemed to set up further chaos and strife.

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Texas Primary Runoff Elections: GOP incumbents see major trouble amid anti-establishment sentiment

15 GOP incumbents lost their runoff races, showing the public's lack of support for the establishment. Meanwhile, two key races were won by moderates.

Latin Times

Speaker Phelan Survives Texas House Demolition

But Governor Abbott completes his evisceration of anti-voucher incumbents.

Texas Observer

Texas House runoffs bring wave of GOP incumbent defeats, give Abbott votes for school vouchers

Six of eight GOP incumbents lost their races. Gov. Greg Abbott declared he “now has enough votes to pass school choice.”

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Craig Goldman wins GOP runoff in outgoing U.S. Rep. Kay Granger’s district

The high-stakes race pitted an established Republican lawmaker against a right-wing candidate who had Attorney General Ken Paxton’s backing.

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House Speaker Dade Phelan wins runoff, surviving challenge by Texas GOP’s far-right forces

Business-minded 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.

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Texas Republican primary shows clash between the older guard and the new firebrands

Some of the races illustrate the inner clashes of a party as of late, with conservative activists vying for control

Latin Times

TX GOP amendment prevents Dems winning

Amendment approved by GOP convention voters would effectively end Democrats’ chances of winning statewide office

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It’s primary runoff election day in Texas. Here’s what we’re watching.

Texans are heading to the polls Tuesday to make their final selections for which Democrats and Republicans will run for various seats in the November election.

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Proposed Texas GOP platform calls for the Bible in schools, electoral changes that would lock Democrats out of statewide office

The platform was voted on Saturday, with tallies expected next week. Other planks call abortion homicide and gender-transition care “child abuse.”

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Texas GOP convention kicks off with party leaders attacking Speaker Dade Phelan

Phelan’s foe Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick urged Republicans to stop giving Democrats a say in the speaker election.

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Dade Phelan, House incumbents receive major fundraising boost from casino magnate

Incumbents saw key support from the business community, while hardline conservatives like Tim Dunn also spent heavily.

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Texas’ Republican old guard mobilizes to protect Dade Phelan from the far right

Phelan’s primary has emerged as a last stand for the Republican Party’s business-minded establishment against an insurgency primarily motivated by social and cultural issues.

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Heat intensifies around Houston Democrat Shawn Thierry ahead of bitter runoff

Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett, a Dallas Democrat who previously served in the Texas House with Thierry, spoke at a campaign event where she condemned her former colleague.

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Dade Phelan directs House leaders to revisit vouchers, property taxes in the next legislative session

The Beaumont Republican issued his interim charges even as it remains unclear whether he’ll be reelected.

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Republican North Texas congressional candidates debate Ken Paxton’s impeachment, Ukraine relief funding

State Rep. Craig Goldman and construction company owner John O’Shea are in a runoff for the GOP nomination to replace U.S. Rep. Kay Granger

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Texas House GOP hardliners issue list of demands for a next speaker

The two dozen Republican signatories called on the next House leader to commit to their list of conservative demands that served as a repudiation of Speaker Dade Phelan.

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Former Texas House speaker says GOP megadonor Tim Dunn told him only Christians should hold leadership positions

Straus, who is Jewish, publicly confirmed the conversation for the first time Thursday. It had previously been reported by Texas Monthly.

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Influential conservative PAC targets Phelan, other House Republicans

Club for Growth announced it will spend $4 million on a TV ad targeting five anti-school voucher Texas House Republicans.

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House Speaker Dade Phelan’s immigration record central in bid to oust him

The Beaumont Republican’s foes are trying to paint him as soft on the border, even after last year’s passage of far-reaching laws and record border funding.

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Once the Texas GOP’s “weak link,” Attorney General Ken Paxton is growing more popular and powerful

With his impeachment and securities fraud case behind him, Paxton’s political stock is on the rise.

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Race to succeed Texas GOP chair Matt Rinaldi has become referendum on his tenure

Some Republicans and candidates are calling for a serious change, warning that the party could be vulnerable in future elections because of the ongoing disunity that has defined Rinaldi’s two terms.

Texas Observer

Dade Phelan’s Efforts to Expand Healthcare Still Leave Many Struggling in His District

The House speaker has never backed full Medicaid expansion, and GOP resistance could now harden.

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