"Leading the House required tough choices, but I sought to chart a course inspired by the values we share in Southeast Texas, ...

Chuck Norris, an honorary Texan, has lived long enough and well enough to see himself become a meme, maybe THE meme. Chances ...

Dade Phelan made history by becoming the first House Speaker from Southeast Texas, serving in that role from 2021 until 2025.

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Thursday he will not pursue re-election to his House District 21 seat in 2026.

A former Texas speaker of the House announced his retirement is happening in 2026, and he had a unique way of making that ...

State Representative Dade Phelan of Beaumont has announced he won't seek-re-election to his District 21 seat in 2026.Phelan ...

Texas State Representative and Speaker of the House Dade Phelan has announced that he will not seek re-election in 2026.

Families of the Uvalde shooting victims have called for a special session to raise the minimum age to buy a firearm from 18 to 21. Texas Rep. Dade Phelan says he would vote against it.

Senate Bill 1, the election integrity bill, was finally brought to the House floor. Before debates began, House Speaker Dade Phelan asked lawmakers, and people in the gallery, to behave.

This is not the first time lawmakers have fled the Texas State Capitol avoid voting on a measure they disagreed with.

State Rep. David Cook, R-Mansfield, takes the oath of office on the first day of the 88th Legislature on Jan. 10, 2023. Cook is challenging Dade Phelan for Texas House speaker. Jordan Vonderhaar ...

As speaker, Phelan oversaw passage of numerous conservative priorities, but he gave up the gavel under pressure from the far ...