So Dave Phelan was the Speaker of the House.

Very powerful position in State of Texas.

The Speaker of the House has, among other perks,

an entire house within the Capitol.

It's nice. It's really nice.

They have a full staff.

And a good speaker who has good lieutenants,

who's not overly petty,

a good speaker can remain the speaker for quite some time.

And they can get a lot done. It's only 150 days every other year.

So it's not like it's overly stressful. And you have a whole team of lie lie who are other state reps, who if you can rely on them, can help you do what you do.

You have an incredible influence over state government.

You got the house over here, you got the Senate over there. Those two have to sign,

have to ratify a law that then goes to the governor to sign. The Senate has more power to be

sure. But Speaker of the House is a big deal. Well, Dave Phelan, kind of like Hunter Biden,

was born into a prominent family. The Phelan, kind of like Hunter Biden, was born into a prominent family.

The Phelan's in Beaumont, failing investments, pretty well-to-do family.

They own a fair amount of Beaumont and the Golden Triangle and develop and manage real estate from what I understand across the state.

All Dade had to do was wear khaki slacks, get a good pair of boots,

polo shirt, put horns up, and show up.

It's it.

And he was made for life.

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