Texas GOP Faces Historic Power Struggle in Costliest House Race
TL;DR
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan narrowly defeated Trump-backed challenger David Covey in a GOP primary runoff, securing 50.7% of the vote. Phelan's victory represents a win for the establishment wing of the Texas GOP, following his role in the impeachment proceedings against state Attorney General Ken Paxton. The race highlighted deep divisions within the party, with significant spending from both sides and calls from Paxton to close Texas' open primaries.
- Texas House speaker primary lays bare the state GOP's power struggle NBC News
- Phelan, Covey face off in most expensive House race in Texas history KXAN.com
- Texas's Republicans eat their own The Economist
- Dade Phelan’s primary is last stand for Texas GOP old guard The Texas Tribune
- Texas House speaker primary lays bare the state GOP's power struggle Yahoo! Voices
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