Texas GOP votes to censure TX House Speaker Dade Phelan.

"The Texas Republican Party’s State Executive Committee approved in a historic 55-4 vote on Saturday a resolution censuring House Speaker Dade Phelan of Beaumont.

The resolution concurs with most of Jasper County’s own censure resolution, which passed on November 10. In December, the SREC considered the Jasper County concurrence before giving Phelan and the full body of members time to prepare for the February 10 vote.

Specifically, the resolution discourages Phelan from participating in this year’s Republican Party primary, strips GOP financial support from his campaign, and potentially opens the door to the party campaigning against him.

The 61 SREC members, composed of one man and one woman from each of the state’s 31 senatorial districts, debated the general concurrence of the county’s censure before making the final vote on Saturday.

Speaking in favor was SREC committeeman Chris Breaux, whose district encompasses Phelan’s. He told the SREC that voting to censure was the right thing to do, even though he was doing so with a heavy heart."

https://texasscorecard.com/state/texas-gop-votes-to-censure-house-speaker-dade-phelan/