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Speaker Dade Phelan abandons bid for third term, amid bruising leadership battle

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Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan announces he is dropping his bid for another term leading the lower chamber.

The Beaumont Republican had insisted he had enough votes to thwart a challenge from the right led by state Rep. David Cook .

Cook gained fresh momentum this week by picking up two new backers, bringing him within striking distance of the votes needed to lock up the GOP caucus’ endorsement.

With Phelan out of the picture, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the rest of the GOP ’s most conservative faction could have a willing ally in driving a hardline agenda through the Legislature .

They want to ensure that GOP priority bills reach the floor before any Democratic measures and limit the speaker to two terms.

But critics have pointed to a number of hardline priorities that died in the House .

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