| | Prior to his election as Speaker by his colleagues, Phelan served previously as the chairman of the House Committee on State Affairs, vice chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, and the Calendars, Appropriations, and Election committees. He also sat on the Select Committee on Ports, Innovation and Infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jolie McCullough |title=After defeats in 2019, a group of Texas lawmakers is teaming up to push criminal justice reform |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/18/texas-house-criminal-justice-reform-caucus/ |publisher=The Texas Tribune |date=July 18, 2019|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref> | | Prior to his election as Speaker by his colleagues, Phelan served previously as the chairman of the House Committee on State Affairs, vice chairman of the Natural Resources Committee, and the Calendars, Appropriations, and Election committees. He also sat on the Select Committee on Ports, Innovation and Infrastructure.<ref>{{cite web |author=Jolie McCullough |title=After defeats in 2019, a group of Texas lawmakers is teaming up to push criminal justice reform |url=https://www.texastribune.org/2019/07/18/texas-house-criminal-justice-reform-caucus/ |publisher=The Texas Tribune |date=July 18, 2019|accessdate=December 4, 2020}}</ref> |
| − | ''Texas Monthly'' [[magazine named hsm one of the best legislators of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |author=Carlos Sanchez, R. G. Ratcliffe, and Christopher Hooks|title=2019: The Best and Worst Legislators |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/2019-the-best-and-worst-texas-legislators/ |publisher=''Texas Monthly'' |date=June 18, 2019|accessedate=December 4, 2020}}</ref> | + | ''Texas Monthly'' [[magazine]] named hsm one of the best legislators of 2019.<ref>{{cite web |author=Carlos Sanchez, R. G. Ratcliffe, and Christopher Hooks|title=2019: The Best and Worst Legislators |url=https://www.texasmonthly.com/politics/2019-the-best-and-worst-texas-legislators/ |publisher=''Texas Monthly'' |date=June 18, 2019|accessedate=December 4, 2020}}</ref> |