Trump-Backed Covey Challenges Phelan in Historic Texas House Race
TL;DR
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan narrowly survived a primary challenge from Trump-backed candidate David Covey, winning by 366 votes. Phelan's victory comes amid a GOP civil war in Texas, exacerbated by his role in the impeachment of Trump ally Ken Paxton. Despite Trump's social media attacks and support for Covey, Phelan's conservative legislative record and local support helped him prevail.
- Trump seeks to unseat Texas House speaker in incursion into state politics The Washington Post
- Trump-backed David Covey faces Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan in GOP runoff NBC News
- Texas's Republicans eat their own The Economist
- A potentially transformative runoff election in Texas’s golden triangle The Hill
- Phelan, Covey face off in most expensive House race in Texas history KXAN.com
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