January 12, 2025      6:48 PM

Speaker Phelan slams Lt. Gov. Patrick for what Phelan called falsehoods about the business dealings of Texas House leadership

Patrick said, "Five business partners control the operations of the Texas House," and mentioned Dennis Bonnen and Speaker Phelan, who responded that it is "shameful that the Lt. Gov. of Texas has resorted to spreading complete falsehoods in an effort to control the House chamber."

What looks like one last nasty public battle between Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and outgoing Speaker Dade Phelan unfolded Sunday evening as the former attacked the latter along with others who have become entangled in the investment schemes of former Speaker Dennis Bonnen.

In a post on Twitter that Phelan called “Ridiculous and completely disingenuous,” Patrick pointed to the investments of some House leaders that stem from former Speaker Bonnen’s well-known practice of finding investors in Austin for his bank, Heritage Bank in Pearland, which merged with Third Coast Bank in Houston back in 2020.

"Five business partners control the operations of the Texas House: Dennis Bonnen, Greg Bonnen, Dustin Burrows, Cody Harris, and Dade Phelan," Patrick said. "They are also business partners together in a bank,” he said of Third Coast Bank.

By Scott Braddock

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