Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan Wins GOP Primary Runoff, Fending Off Anger Over Impeachment
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan Wins GOP Primary Runoff, Fending Off Anger Over Impeachment

Huff Post  

LOADING ERROR LOADING AUSTIN, Texas — U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales of Texas was out to save his job Tuesday in a GOP primary runoff that has put rifts within the party on display. A Gonzales loss, his supporters warn, would give Democrats an opening to flip a traditionally moderate district in November, while a change in Texas House leadership could push the state’s policymaking even further right. Phelan won his runoff to survive a wave of party turbulence in America’s biggest red state and anger from the right over last year’s impeachment of Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton. GONE GRANGER Republicans also chose real estate businessman and state House Rep. Craig Goldman over construction company businessman John O’Shea to replace outgoing U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, the nation’s longest-serving GOP congresswoman.

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3 months, 2 weeks ago

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Raw Story  

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Hindustan Times  

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Raw Story  

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6 months, 3 weeks ago

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Hindustan Times  

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Raw Story  

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Huff Post  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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Raw Story  

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Daily Mail  

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Al Jazeera  

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Associated Press  

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Associated Press  

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