| | 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> | + | The [[liberal]] ''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> |
| | In May 2023, state Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] called for Phelan's resignation after the Speaker appeared inebriated while presiding over the House. Paxton also said that Phelan has repeatedly blocked many conservative measures in the House which were already approved in the state Senate under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor [[Dan Patrick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelibertydaily.com/ken-paxton-calls-on-texas-house-speaker-dade-phelan-to-resign-after-debilitating-intoxication/|title=Ken Paxton Calls on Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan to Resign After “Debilitating Intoxication”|author=J. D. Rucker|date=May 23, 2023|accessdate=May 24, 2023}}</ref> | | In May 2023, state Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] called for Phelan's resignation after the Speaker appeared inebriated while presiding over the House. Paxton also said that Phelan has repeatedly blocked many conservative measures in the House which were already approved in the state Senate under the leadership of Lieutenant Governor [[Dan Patrick]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://thelibertydaily.com/ken-paxton-calls-on-texas-house-speaker-dade-phelan-to-resign-after-debilitating-intoxication/|title=Ken Paxton Calls on Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan to Resign After “Debilitating Intoxication”|author=J. D. Rucker|date=May 23, 2023|accessdate=May 24, 2023}}</ref> |