Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick threatened to push for a special legislative session to pass bills to regulate bathroom use for transgender Texans and set new thresholds for when cities and counties must get voter approval for tax rates.
Posted on · The Mayor is telling Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and House Speaker Joe Straus which amendments he prefers not to have in the final version of the bill.
Posted on · Texas voter redistricting was tossed out. What's it mean for Texans and for 2018?
Posted on · While participating in a Q & A event at the University of Texas, he said he hasn’t heard demands for that kind of legislation in his district.
Posted on · He argues the project requires taxpayers’ funding and Harris County residents already rejected a bond proposal in 2013.
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick decried as "bogus" a report indicating the potential economic impact that could result from the proposed "bathroom bill."
Posted on · It may have been the offseason for the Texas Legislature, but there was still ample news coming from state officials, much of which will reverberate through the legislative session starting in January.
Posted on · Doing away with the 287(g) program could be problematic because Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick wants to eliminate sanctuary cities.
Posted on · The Texas lieutenant governor says his priorities are passing a conservative budget, reducing property taxes and school finance reform.
Posted on · A Republican and evangelical Christian, Kimberly Shappley is now an ardent supporter of LGBT rights.
Posted on · They hoped the U.S. Supreme Court would be on the side of the Obama Administration.
Posted on · A recent ruling by a federal judge dismissed a lawsuit filed by Texas seeking to block the resettlement of refugees from Syria in the state.
Posted on · She is scheduled to start working on July 5th and will have a base salary of $298,000.
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, a staunch opponent of LGBT causes, drew harsh responses to his posting of Galatians 6:7 just hours after the mass shooting at a gay nightclub.
Posted on · Patrick also sent a letter to all Texas school districts urging them not to follow the Obama administration's directive.