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Texas Republican infighting forces House speaker to drop bid for third term

By Annabella Rosciglione
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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, a Republican, has dropped his bid for a third term amid disagreements within the Texas GOP.

Phelan had previously stated he had enough votes to hold off a challenge from the right-wing of the party led by state Rep. David Cook, who was formerly allied with Phelan. On Friday, however, he dropped his bid to remain speaker.

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