HOUSTON — Even with the specter of a Nov. 8 general election with more moderate voters, Republican Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan is strident in his support of the rash of conservative legislation approved by lawmakers last year and signed by Gov. Greg Abbott.
He said lawmakers were told that legislation approved last year, including strict anti-abortion laws, a law allowing people to carry a gun without a permit, a controversial elections measure and border security initiatives would “alienate those who were gravitating towards Republican Party.”
“Tell me about those bills that aren’t God, country and family,” Phelan said during a reception at the Texas GOP Convention. “They embody those three elements. I feel pretty good about November and pretty darn good about what we did in the 87th Session to attract those people who just want personal freedom.”
