The Texas GOP Civil War Is Getting Weird
Cowboys, lobbyists, and power struggles—the GOP showdown begins.
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As we inch closer to the election, Texas House Republicans are back at the infighting, and their squabble is seemingly centered on who will be the next Speaker of the House. There are more Republicans who have thrown their hat into the Speaker’s race, and Dade Phelan pulls out the big guns. He’s tapped former Governor Rick Perry to be his senior advisor.
In a press release this week, Phelan said, “Governor Perry, who began his political career in the Texas House of Representatives and went on to serve as the 47th Governor of Texas for 14 years, will advise the Speaker and his team in a voluntary capacity until the start of the 89th Texas Legislature.”
You’re thinking: Rick Perry? What the heck is he doing, and where has he been?
A 2023 Axios article said he was laying low on his ranch and living with two “college friends.” It also spoke about his want for legalized gambling and his love for fossil fuels. Otherwise, the last time we heard from Rick Perry was back in 2021, when he was pushing for a bill that would legalize psychedelic drugs for veterans with PTSD.