Tweets Analysis - Keyword: @DadePhelan
Overview
Total number of tweets analysed
833
Earliest tweet was on
2023-02-11
Latest tweet was on
2023-02-22
Tweets covering
10 days
Average age of authors' accounts
7 years
Summarization
Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan has stated that he does not think it's a good use of taxpayer money to fund Attorney General Ken Paxton's $3.3M whistleblower settlement. Phelan has also adapted a strategy of reducing the number of House committees led by democrats from 13 to 8, and expressed his stance on school choice and property tax relief in an interview with CBS. Apart from this, Phelan has also been commemorated for his Longhorn pride and has been criticized for standing in the way of making castrating children a child abuse offense.
Topic Modeling
- Paying for Attorney General’s settlement
- Underlying themes in House committees
- School choice
- Funding for public education
- Honoring government officials
Emotional Analysis
The tweets reflect a range of emotions, from enthusiasm and admiration to disappointment and anger. Speaker of the Texas House Dade Phelan is the focus of many of the tweets, which express admiration for his Longhorn pride and support of Democratic House committees, but also frustration with his opposition to using taxpayer money to fund a settlement and his failure to address issues like school choice and castration of children as child abuse. Other tweets express anger at Governor Gregg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick for their lack of support for public education and their failure to pass meaningful property tax reform. Overall, the tweets express a mix of admiration and frustration with the current leadership in Texas.
Trend Analysis
- Speaker of the Texas House - Dade Phelan
- Settlement agreement with Attorney General Ken Paxton for $3.3 million
- Reduction in number of Democrat-led house committees
- School choice reform
- Public education funding
Types of Tweets
Number of Retweets
135
Percentage of total tweets
16%
Number of Original tweets
94
Percentage of total tweets
11%
Number of tweets that contain Mentions
833
Percentage of total tweets
100%
Number of tweets that were Replies
519
Percentage of total tweets
62%
Number of tweets that were Quotes
119
Percentage of total tweets
14%
Number of tweets that contain Hashtags
195
Percentage of total tweets
23%
Top 5 devices used to tweet
| Source | Count |
|---|---|
| Twitter for iPhone | 379 |
| Twitter Web App | 213 |
| Twitter for Android | 188 |
| Twitter for iPad | 35 |
| TweetDeck | 7 |
What devices were used to tweet
Top 10 accounts with highest followers count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| KamVTV | Kambree | “Kambree” on @TexasScorecard ✨Native Texan ✨ California refugee ✨@a1policy and @TPUSA Ambassador | 529,690 |
| FOX26Houston | FOX26Houston | Get the latest headlines from Houston news, sports, and weather. Photo submission disclosure - https://t.co/55ElR9G8AJ | 377,396 |
| CBSDFW | CBS DFW | Your trusted home for the latest North Texas news, weather, traffic, and sports. | 168,402 |
| stevanzetti | steven monacelli | special investigative correspondent @texasobserver • words in @rollingstone & @thedailybeast more • DM tips • publisher @proteanmag • support my work 👇 | 69,049 |
| JohnBasham | John Basham 🇺🇲 | @FBI Target #TwitterFiles For Censorship, Meteorologist, AI, Data Scientist, @USArmy Ret, #IC, Fmr TX Elected Official. Seen @AmThoughtLeader Heard @SeanHannity | 62,434 |
| jmontforttx | Joel Montfort | TX politics. Political Scientist. B.A. #UT, M.A. #UTD, #Democrat. Dad to Vera and Randolph. Sometimes Humor. #ODAT #texasdemocrat, #txlege | 51,820 |
| 1MoniqueWorthy | Monique Worthy | Unapologetically American ✊ Unapologetically Republican👊 & Unapologetically MAGA!👌 likes & Retweets are IN-FACT an endorsement of that tweet. | 49,491 |
| rhonda_harbison | Rhonda Harbison | Fighting for Democracy, WOCN RN, BSN, J.D. | 44,607 |
| HillBeverlyhill | Bev | Graduate TCU | 34,356 |
| JasonWhitely | Jason Whitely | Senior Reporter @ WFAA jwhitely@wfaa.com | Instagram: @jasonwhitely | 33,887 |
Top 10 accounts with highest friends count
| Username | Name | Bio | Followers count |
|---|---|---|---|
| jmontforttx | Joel Montfort | TX politics. Political Scientist. B.A. #UT, M.A. #UTD, #Democrat. Dad to Vera and Randolph. Sometimes Humor. #ODAT #texasdemocrat, #txlege | 48,402 |
| HillBeverlyhill | Bev | Graduate TCU | 33,207 |
| rhonda_harbison | Rhonda Harbison | Fighting for Democracy, WOCN RN, BSN, J.D. | 30,480 |
| LivingBlueTX | Michelle | She/Her, Xennial, Writer, Editor of Living Blue in Texas, Author, Activist #VoteBlue #EndGerrymandering #TurnTexasBlue #BlackLivesMatter #FBR | 22,237 |
| GinaForAustin | Gina Hinojosa | Texas State Rep #HD49, @UTAustin, @GWLaw, Former President @AustinISD Board of Trustees. | 13,928 |
| JohnBasham | John Basham 🇺🇲 | @FBI Target #TwitterFiles For Censorship, Meteorologist, AI, Data Scientist, @USArmy Ret, #IC, Fmr TX Elected Official. Seen @AmThoughtLeader Heard @SeanHannity | 12,898 |
| foggybottomgal | FoggyBottomGal ™️ | 🪬*The Original FoggyBottomGal* 🕸 ‘siyo!☮Sassafrass 🔥♐️MixedAncestry~AT/Blue Ridge{RidgeRunner}♻️Eclectic Crone Yogini 🕉~Bright Blessings\Fair Thee Well☯ | 10,232 |
| GinnyMcDonald8 | Dr. Ginny McDonald | I’m just a girl living on an island, enjoying wine and life. Book lover, nerd, roller coaster enthusiast and I enjoy black and white movies. | 9,685 |
| keramirez | Kathy Ramirez | DevoutRomanCatholic, #GodFamilyCountry🕊🇺🇸Dad👉NavyVet & Mom👉NaturalizedUSCitizen #DrainTheSwamp, #TrumpPatriot🦅. #🚫DACA #AmericanHeroGenFlynn⚖️ | 8,578 |
| NanniMagee | Media is compromised. GOP = Fascists 🌙☮️🇺🇦 🌻 | 🌊💙 BIDEN / HARRIS! ! An action a day, every single day to stop fascism. Bay Area, 🙏🏼 3rd party voters suck!! GOTV! Resistbot your MoCs !! | 8,371 |
Most active users
| Username | Bio | Number of tweets |
|---|---|---|
| Unlikelysocial | Losing gracefully is far more honorable, impressive & respectable than claiming fraud & filing frivolous lawsuits. | 13 |
| PamPalmerJD | Attorney (Ret) US GOVT, & Politico who’s very concerned about our country, Democracy, Constitution, Rule of Law, & Trump/GOP undeniable quest to destroy it all. | 13 |
| TheGoBro__ | Don't call me a chicken, just call me the Rooster; STAR-TREK | 12 |
| ThisIsTexasFF | TITFF is a nonprofit organization that works to preserve our Texas history and fights for Texans’ rights. Our motto: Protector of all things Texas” | 11 |
| cascos_carlos | Certified Public Accountant, Former SREC SD 27 (Tx), Tx SOS, Cameron County Judge, Commissioner, Tx DPS Commissioner & Chairman of Border Security Council. | 11 |
| aggieacct1985 | Aggie class of 1985. love Jesus, love my family | 11 |
| Leighisblue | Texas social justice warrior & tends to cuss a lot"Real eyes - Realize - Real Lies" ~Tupac 💙*TX Democrat* | 10 |
| jjenningsUSA | Ret'd, Piano, Concerts (Classical/Jazz), dog-lover - Cons-Ind UChgo MBA. - I block stupidity & unproven claims. I reward cleverness. | 9 |
| cbs11jack | Political reporter at KTVT-TV CBS-11 in Dallas-Fort Worth. RTs not endorsements. | 9 |
| ChrissieKeffler | Have a house to run but... #ProLife Conception to Natural Death, #Catholic, Reagan/Bush/Bush #GOP, Married, five kids, 5 granddaughters so far.. | 9 |
Tweets per day
Top 10 tweets with highest Retweet count
| ID | Text | Retweet count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626065985131118593 | Big news as Speaker of the Texas House @DadePhelan says he doesn’t think it’d be a good use of taxpayer money to pay for the @TXAG’s $3.3M whistleblower settlement. @MorrisReports and I have answers to all your Qs about the settlement here: https://t.co/pxZ8JAvz3G #txlege https://t.co/8m1zG4qxD3 | 103 |
| 1626021946168057856 | .@cbs11jack spoke with House Speaker @DadePhelan at the Texas Capitol today. Phelan says he opposes taxpayer dollars being used to fund Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX's settlement agreement for $3.3 million with four of his former top officials who filed a whistleblower lawsuit. https://t.co/eQtLSUTx6y | 66 |
| 1625746992986001410 | Remember I told you about Texas "Republican" House Speaker @DadePhelan putting Democrats as Chairs of committees?... Here are those committees: 🔴 Business & Industry 🔴 County Affairs 🔴 Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 🔴 Natural Resources 🔴 Resolutions 🔴 Transportation 👇🏽 | 34 |
| 1624791436112859136 | "WE'RE STILL GIVING AWAY chairmanships," state Rep. @BryanForHD2 Slaton, R-Greenville, says about Speaker @DadePhelan reducing the number of @TexasDemocrats leading House committees. Phelan reduced Dem committee chairs from 13 to 8 after pressure from grassroots Republicans. https://t.co/ofmFlUx2tI | 31 |
| 1626261457791860738 | 🤔#txlege House Speaker @DadePhelan recently was interviewed by @CBSDFW and indicated he thinks appraisal reform qualifies as the #propertytax relief Texas taxpayers demand this session. Although it is a good reform, it's more of the same failed strategy... slowing the growth of… https://t.co/UPYUM3D49r https://t.co/EocNNHQ7cc | 22 |
| 1626344419912781825 | .@TexasHDC Open Borders Wishlist: -Give Drivers Licenses to Illegals (HB 1869) -End the State Ban on Sanctuary Cities (HB 1454) -Allow Non-Citizens to Become Police Officers (5 Bills) Yet @DadePhelan awarded them with EIGHT Chairmanships. | 12 |
| 1627140877851279360 | If you have to lie to sell your plan, then it’s not a good plan. #NoVouchers @GregAbbott_TX @DanPatrick @DadePhelan #txed #txlege https://t.co/WawBrDE8Lk | 12 |
| 1626001137886236672 | Orange & Maroon Day at the Texas Capitol. Check out top left window, the Texas House Speaker, @DadePhelan showing his Longhorn pride! #OMLD23 #txlege https://t.co/EcH3QmSbT7 | 11 |
| 1625299608749457408 | Honoring the Best of the Best- the Honorable Senfronia Thompson @Senfronia4Texas @txblackcaucus @TXlege @DadePhelan @charliegeren @SpeakerStraus @RodneyEllis @SylvesterTurner https://t.co/jAkwElk7uZ | 10 |
| 1626084452219617280 | Only 31 million Texans agree with @DadePhelan. #txlege https://t.co/HJSSCMGthg | 10 |
Top 10 tweets with highest Like count
| ID | Text | Like count |
|---|---|---|
| 1626065985131118593 | Big news as Speaker of the Texas House @DadePhelan says he doesn’t think it’d be a good use of taxpayer money to pay for the @TXAG’s $3.3M whistleblower settlement. @MorrisReports and I have answers to all your Qs about the settlement here: https://t.co/pxZ8JAvz3G #txlege https://t.co/8m1zG4qxD3 | 268 |
| 1626021946168057856 | .@cbs11jack spoke with House Speaker @DadePhelan at the Texas Capitol today. Phelan says he opposes taxpayer dollars being used to fund Attorney General @KenPaxtonTX's settlement agreement for $3.3 million with four of his former top officials who filed a whistleblower lawsuit. https://t.co/eQtLSUTx6y | 182 |
| 1624791436112859136 | "WE'RE STILL GIVING AWAY chairmanships," state Rep. @BryanForHD2 Slaton, R-Greenville, says about Speaker @DadePhelan reducing the number of @TexasDemocrats leading House committees. Phelan reduced Dem committee chairs from 13 to 8 after pressure from grassroots Republicans. https://t.co/ofmFlUx2tI | 73 |
| 1627323155395055616 | "I represent an area that's considered rural Texas and they're very concerned with how school choice impacts their home districts. I need to see some very specific legislation and I haven't seen it yet," says @DadePhelan. https://t.co/6AFQxgo4vH | 67 |
| 1626001137886236672 | Orange & Maroon Day at the Texas Capitol. Check out top left window, the Texas House Speaker, @DadePhelan showing his Longhorn pride! #OMLD23 #txlege https://t.co/EcH3QmSbT7 | 59 |
| 1626261457791860738 | 🤔#txlege House Speaker @DadePhelan recently was interviewed by @CBSDFW and indicated he thinks appraisal reform qualifies as the #propertytax relief Texas taxpayers demand this session. Although it is a good reform, it's more of the same failed strategy... slowing the growth of… https://t.co/UPYUM3D49r https://t.co/EocNNHQ7cc | 58 |
| 1625746992986001410 | Remember I told you about Texas "Republican" House Speaker @DadePhelan putting Democrats as Chairs of committees?... Here are those committees: 🔴 Business & Industry 🔴 County Affairs 🔴 Juvenile Justice & Family Issues 🔴 Natural Resources 🔴 Resolutions 🔴 Transportation 👇🏽 | 57 |
| 1627384145813938179 | I’m ashamed to report that Texas under Gov. Gregg Abbot and Speaker @DadePhelan, blocked all attempts to make castration of children a child abuse offense. | 48 |
| 1625299608749457408 | Honoring the Best of the Best- the Honorable Senfronia Thompson @Senfronia4Texas @txblackcaucus @TXlege @DadePhelan @charliegeren @SpeakerStraus @RodneyEllis @SylvesterTurner https://t.co/jAkwElk7uZ | 43 |
| 1627140877851279360 | If you have to lie to sell your plan, then it’s not a good plan. #NoVouchers @GregAbbott_TX @DanPatrick @DadePhelan #txed #txlege https://t.co/WawBrDE8Lk | 43 |
Top 3 Languages Used In Tweets
Top 10 Hashtags used
| Hashtag | Count |
|---|---|
| #txlege | 121 |
| #texas | 17 |
| #txed | 15 |
| #abbottfailedtexas | 7 |
| #censuredadephelan | 7 |
| #icymi | 6 |
| #new | 6 |
| #texit | 4 |
| #schoolchoice | 4 |
| #novouchers | 4 |
Top 10 Hashtags Used In Tweets
Top 10 mentions
| Mention | Count |
|---|---|
| @dadephelan | 841 |
| @govabbott | 135 |
| @danpatrick | 113 |
| @gregabbott_tx | 104 |
| @1moniqueworthy | 95 |
| @kenpaxtontx | 82 |
| @bryanforhd2 | 77 |
| @cbsdfw | 65 |
| @texasdemocrats | 62 |
| @jasonwhitely | 61 |
Top 10 mentions
Wordcloud of Tweets
Emojis
Average number of emojis used per tweet
15
Emojis used in tweets
| Emoji | Count | Emoji Text |
|---|---|---|
| 🔴 | 12 | red_circle |
| 🤣 | 10 | rolling_on_the_floor_laughing |
| 👏 | 8 | clapping_hands |
| 👇🏻 | 6 | backhand_index_pointing_down_light_skin_tone |
| 🤔 | 6 | thinking_face |
| 😂 | 5 | face_with_tears_of_joy |
| 🤘 | 4 | sign_of_the_horns |
| 🤡 | 4 | clown_face |
| 💞 | 3 | revolving_hearts |
| 🤝 | 3 | handshake |
Emojis groups
| Emoji Group | Count |
|---|---|
| Smileys & Emotion | 48 |
| People & Body | 43 |
| Symbols | 18 |
| Travel & Places | 11 |
| Objects | 8 |
| Animals & Nature | 2 |
| Flags | 1 |
| Activities | 1 |