Phelan wins re-election bid, seeks speaker post again

AUSTIN— House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, narrowly won reelection in a hotly contested runoff race and has vowed to seek his third term as speaker, drawing threats from Texas AttorneyGeneralKenPaxton to oppose any of his supporters in the 2024 primary.“I’ve done it twice, Phelan told The Dallas Morning News. “I’ll do it a third time.” But Patrick was qui...