Does Dade Phelan have the votes to keep his job as Texas House speaker? It depends on how you count

The House floor at the Capitol on Sept. 23, 2021. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune
The House floor at the Capitol on Sept. 23, 2021. Credit: Eddie Gaspar/The Texas Tribune

Sept. 30, 2024

“Does Dade Phelan have the votes to keep his job as Texas House speaker? It depends on how you count.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.

The race for speaker of the Texas House has narrowed, pitting Beaumont Republican Dade P…