Texas House speaker addresses prospects of anti-LGBTQ bills, gun legislation and casinos

At the start of his second term leading the lower chamber, Dade Phelan talked to reporters about several legislative issues that will be decided this year.

  • Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, presides over the chamber on Tuesday. Phelan was elected as speaker for a second term this week, at the beginning of the 2023 legislative session that runs through May 29. Credit: Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune
    Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, presides over the chamber on Tuesday. Phelan was elected as speaker for a second term this week, at the beginning of the 2023 legislative session that runs through May 29. Credit: Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune

     Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan said Thursday a select committee he formed in 2021 will address a number of social issues that conservatives are pushing this legislative session. (more)

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