Tag Archives: Dade Phelan

Man Charged With Threat To Kill Texas House Speaker

Beaumont’s CBS affiliate reports: Daniel Troy Leblanc, 44, is held on a $500,000 bond set by Justice of the Peace Ben Collins Sr. The judge has ordered that if Leblanc posts bond, he avoid all contact with House Speaker Dade Phelan and wear a GPS ankle monitor. According to the DPS, on Monday, January 15, Special Agents from the Texas …

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Voters In GOP Texas House Speaker’s District Get Holiday Mailer Implying That He Is Secretly Muslim

The Texas Tribune reports: A longtime Texas conservative activist mailed what appeared to be a blatantly anti-Muslim holiday card to voters in state House Speaker Dade Phelan’s [photo] legislative district, the latest political volley in an ongoing feud between the Texas Republican Party’s far-right faction and its more moderate wing. The mailers sarcastically wish constituents a “Happy Ramadan,” even though …

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Texas GOP Leaders Attack Each Other On Paxton Result

The Texas Tribune reports: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick broke his personal silence Saturday on Attorney General Ken Paxton’s impeachment after the Senate voted for acquittal, blasting the House’s impeachment process as deeply flawed. “The speaker and his team rammed through the first impeachment of a statewide official in Texas in over 100 years while paying no attention to the precedent …

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Trump Judge Blocks TX Ban On LGBTQ-Themed Books

The Texas Tribune reports: A federal judge said Thursday he will stop a new Texas law aimed at keeping sexually explicit materials off of school library shelves on the eve of the law going into effect, according to state attorneys and lawyers for a group who sued over the proposal. District Judge Alan D. Albright indicated during a hearing that …

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Texas Republicans Erupt Into Full-Blown Civil War

The Associated Press reports: Texas lawmakers revealed Tuesday a monthslong corruption investigation into Republican Attorney General Ken Paxton, going public with the probe shortly after Paxton accused the GOP House speaker of being drunk on the job. Hours after Paxton’s claim, House Speaker Dade Phelan announced the House General Investigating Committee has been looking into “alleged illegal conduct” by Paxton. …

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Was Texas House Speaker Drunk Or Having A Stroke?

Mediaite reports: Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan was the subject of a viral social media moment over the weekend, with users trying to decide whether the Republican was drunk or suffering a medical episode of some kind after a bizarre and slurring performance presiding over the House last week. The clip of Phelan shared by Greg Price on Twitter shows …

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Texas House Approves New Sweeping Book Ban

The Texas Tribune reports: The Texas House passed a bill Thursday that aims to ban sexually explicit materials from school libraries. But legal experts, librarians and some parents are concerned that the bill’s language is vague and broad enough to ensnare books that are not inappropriate. Under House Bill 900 — a priority for House Speaker Dade Phelan [photo] — …

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GOP Texas House Speaker Bans The Word “Racism” During Debate On Racist Voter Suppression Bill [VIDEO]

Houston’s ABC News affiliate reports: Outbursts and questions about racism along with claims of voter suppression filled the Texas House chamber Thursday as lawmakers debated the controversial election integrity bill. While debating SB-1, the word “racism” came into play. That sparked a reaction by House Speaker Dade Phelan who told lawmakers the word was banned from the chamber. “We can …

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TX House Speaker Signs Arrest Warrants For Dem Reps

Houston’s ABC News affiliate reports: Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan [photo] on Tuesday evening signed civil arrest warrants for 52 House Democrats still missing from the state Capitol as he aimed to regain the quorum needed for the chamber to begin moving legislation during the second special session. The move was confirmed by Phelan spokesperson Enrique Marquez, who said the …

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