Over the past nine years, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has consolidated power in the Texas Senate to make himself the most powerful politician in the state. Now he is...
Campaigning to defeat Speaker Dade Phelan, Patrick could boost his conservative agenda in both houses of the Legislature.
Phelan has said Patrick’s attempts to influence House politics “crossed the Rubicon,” adding that many House Republicans do not appreciate his interference. Phelan said he knew nothing, Patrick recalled, characterizing the speaker as untruthful or unaware of what his House leaders were doing.Miller, the Austin lobbyist and a Paxton friend, said Phelan’s primary provided a chance for payback., said the deep rift between Phelan and Patrick was the natural result of the House’s role as a backstop against some of the conservative legislation that has sailed through the Senate.
One of the Republican base’s rallying cries against Phelan is his adherence to the tradition of appointing members of both parties to lead committees. State Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, watches from the Senate floor during the 80th Texas Legislature on Jan. 9, 2007, in Austin. , an Amarillo Republican, said it quickly became apparent Patrick would run the Senate differently than his predecessors after becoming lieutenant governor in 2015.
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