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Dade Phelan rebounded to win the runoff after finishing second in March to challenger David Covey, a former local party chairman and oil and gas consultant.FILE - Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan presides over the House at the Capitol in Austin, Texas, on Tuesday May 23, 2023.AUSTIN, Texas — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan survived a tough challenge and avoided an ouster that could have upended the Republican-controlled Legislature. A shakeup in the Texas Capitol could still lay ahead.
At his election night party, Phelan declared victory in what he called “a terrible, awful, knockdown, drag-out” fight and told supporters he will remain speaker.The race was a snapshot of fractures within the GOP nationally. Phelan, who has been speaker since 2021, came under fire after his chamber voted last year to impeach Paxton on bribery and corruption charges. Paxton was later acquitted in the state Senate.
This outcome would also not have been possible without the unwavering support of my family, whose strength and encouragement have been a daily source of inspiration, and the robust coalition of our local leaders, whose endorsements reiterate that the strength of local politics still prevails, and no amount of external pressure can erode a foundation built on community trust and proven results.
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