A Republican state representative from East Texas has filed ... succeed GOP Speaker Dade Phelan, who late last year dropped his bid for a third term at the helm of the House.

LEANDER — Texas Attorney ... bipartisan support in his bid for the leadership post. And that alliance with Democrats, which picks up on Phelan's two-term tenure as speaker, is what angered ...

What a great flap we have over the Texas House Speaker position. As a life-long Republican, this is giving me second thoughts. Do we really want our elected representatives plotting (out in the ...