February 15, 2024      3:18 PM

After saying he would not get involved in Texas House races, Lt. Gov. Patrick now opposes Speaker Phelan and multiple House incumbents

Patrick said the candidates he supports “all bring their unique talents and skills to help repair the Texas House”

BEAUMONT – After previously saying he would not get involved in Texas House GOP primaries, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has dropped that whole charade completely and on Thursday rolled out more endorsements of challengers to House incumbents. In doing so, Patrick said the House “needs new leadership” and needs “repair.”

Patrick is ramping up his promotion of David Covey, a challenger to Speaker Dade Phelan in Southeast Texas. Patrick appeared in a TV ad this week for Covey highlighting former President Donald Trump’s endorsement of the top challenger to Phelan, who hopes to avoid a runoff. Meantime former Gov. Rick Perry will appear tonight with Phelan at a campaign event here in Beaumont-Port Arthur.

Also, this week Patrick endorsed the GOP challenger to Ways and Means Committee Chairman Morgan Meyer, Barry Wernick in Dallas. This was apparently done at the urging of major GOP donor Brint Ryan of Dallas. Why would Ryan be involved in that?

By Scott Braddock

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