Abbott has so far been silent as Phelan battles for political survival in a tough primary runoff.
House Speaker Dade Phelan greets Gov. Greg Abbott before speaking to the Texas House during opening ceremonies as the 2021 Texas Legislature gets down to work in Austin on Jan. 12, 2021.appeared together Tuesday at a public event for the first time since the beginning of the heated primary election cycle where Phelan has been targeted by a powerful group of Republicans who have managed to push him into a primary runoff.
Abbott has so far been silent on his race, even as he endorsed the opponents of 10 House Republicans who last yearto compromise on. Phelan did not take a public position on the bill at the time but told The Texas TribuneLt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who has frequently clashed with Phelan and urged him to resign, was unable to attend the event at the University of Texas at Dallas.
Patrick, along with other Republican leaders including former President Donald Trump, Attorney General Ken Paxton, Agriculture Commissioner Sid Miller and Texas Republican Party Chairman Matt Rinaldi, have endorsed Covey while actively campaigning and attacking Phelan in ads and during campaign events. Phelan and fellow House members have come under withering criticism from Republicans for impeaching Paxton last year on charges of bribery and corruption.
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