Embattled Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan, who is trailing his Trump-endorsed primary opponent David Covey in a May 28 run-off election, maintains concerning ties with far-left transgender and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) advocacy groups across the state.
Phelan and his wife have long been involved with the Texas chapter of Mental Health America (MHA), a group that promotes gender transition surgeries and DEI policies under the guise of mental health advocacy. Additionally, as Speaker, Phelan used his power over the lower legislative chamber’s floor votes to allow a coalition of establishment Republicans and Democrats to push for taxpayer funding for gender transition surgery for minors.
