October 1, 2024      5:30 PM

SB: Phelan begins push to court Democrats in his bid to retain the speakership

With Speaker Phelan in attendance, retiring MALC Chair Neave Criado blistered Texas House GOP leadership Monday night in San Antonio; because she lost her primary, she’s liberated to speak out while Phelan must grin and bear it in his campaign to win another term with the gavel

SAN ANTONIO – Okay, that was awkward.

Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan was in attendance Monday night at the Mexican American Legislative Caucus’ annual gathering when retiring MALC Chair Victoria Neave Criado took to the stage to deliver a bitter rebuke of Phelan’s leadership.

As she did that, the mood in the room shifted from festive to uneasy – the dinner went from “mariachis to mayhem,” joked one person here – prompting at least some lawmakers in attendance to later personally apologize to the speaker for Neave Criado’s remarks.

By Scott Braddock

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