Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan withdraws from race for third term

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announced Friday he would withdraw from the race for Speaker of the Texas House.“By stepping aside, I believe we create the best opportunity for our members to rally around a new candidate who will uphold the principles that make our House one of the most exceptional, deliberative legislative bodies in the country—a place where honor, integrity, and the right of every member to vote their district takes utmost precedent,” Ph