Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan faces a conservative attack supported by a national group. Representative Tom Oliverson explains his bid for speaker and praises Phelan's leadership. Phelan responds with a TV ad focusing on border security after being criticized by Club for Growth. The primary runoff is seen as a critical test for Phelan's leadership.
.@club4growth announcement of its six-figure buy in #SD30 for @HagenbuchTX. #txlege CFG Action Commits Six Figures into TX-SD-30 Runoff https://t.co/vaNMJT5dev
The high-dollar, much-watched and often nasty contest is widely viewed as a referendum on House Speaker Dade Phelan. https://t.co/KRwMvMd2vR
Per @AdImpact_Pol, Texas House Speaker @DadePhelan is up with his first TV ad of his primary runoff, positive on border. It comes after @club4growth went up against him, calling him a "Democrat in disguise" https://t.co/vG0u2A0rRT
This week @TomOliverson sat down and explained why he's running for speaker and how his perspective as someone who is a chairman under @DadePhelan has informed his platform of reform in the lower chamber. #txlege https://t.co/NgJ5PTvKIW
The conservative attack on Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is getting reinforcements from a high-profile national group that typically focuses on congressional races. https://t.co/p2Vsv8cE09