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| | '''Matthew McDade Phelan''' (born September 18, 1975) is a [[real estate]] developer from [[Beaumont]], who is the [[Speaker]] of the [[Texas]] House of Representatives, and a former [[Democrat]] who switched to the [[Republican Party]] and became a legislator for District 21 (located in the southeastern corner of the state, an area commonly known as the '''Golden Triangle''') Phelan is the first Speaker to come from that portion of Texas. | | '''Matthew McDade Phelan''' (born September 18, 1975) is a [[real estate]] developer from [[Beaumont]], who is the [[Speaker]] of the [[Texas]] House of Representatives, and a former [[Democrat]] who switched to the [[Republican Party]] and became a legislator for District 21 (located in the southeastern corner of the state, an area commonly known as the '''Golden Triangle''') Phelan is the first Speaker to come from that portion of Texas. |
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| − | In late May 2023, Phelan was slurring his speech while presiding over a session on the House floor, apparently because he was intoxicated. Independent news services reported that "Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan slurred speech on House floor," providing a video showing it.<ref>https://www.kwtx.com/video/2023/05/23/texas-house-speaker-dade-phelan-slurred-speech-house-floor/</ref> | + | In late May 2023, Phelan was slurring his speech while presiding over a session on the House floor, apparently because he was intoxicated. Independent news services reported that "Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan slurred speech on House floor," providing a video showing it.<ref name="Intoxicated">https://www.kwtx.com/video/2023/05/23/texas-house-speaker-dade-phelan-slurred-speech-house-floor/</ref> |
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| | Illustrating how he is a [[Judas politician]], Phelan led an ambush impeachment of the popular and recently elected [[conservative]] Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] on May 27, 2023. | | Illustrating how he is a [[Judas politician]], Phelan led an ambush impeachment of the popular and recently elected [[conservative]] Texas Attorney General [[Ken Paxton]] on May 27, 2023. |
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| | 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> | | 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> |
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| − | 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.<ref name="Intoxicated"/> 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> |
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