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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick States Opposition to ‘Red Flag’ Gun Laws
Posted on · After a Senate hearing on the laws, which can remove guns from people deemed dangerous, Patrick indicated any legislation would die in his chamber
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Following Santa Fe School Shooting, Dan Patrick Says Texas Should Cut Incentive Funding For ‘Violent’ Films And Video Games
Posted on · The lieutenant governor said he would withdraw his support for a Texas film and video game incentives program if it funded depictions of violence, blaming school shootings on a "culture where we've devalued life."
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Said Fewer Doors Could Mean Fewer School Shootings; Here’s What Experts Think
Posted on · Three security experts talk with The Washington Post about whether Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s theory has any merit
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From Treasury Bills To Amazon Stocks, Investments Make Up A Big Part Of Texas Political Campaign Spending
Posted on · A handful of elected officials used more than $28 million from their campaign accounts for investments, making it the second largest category of expenditures in the 2018 election cycle
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In Tweet, President Donald Trump Endorses Four Leading Texas Elected Officials
Posted on · President Donald Trump tweeted Tuesday that Texans should vote for Gov. Greg Abbott, U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick in March
Podcast
Party Politics, Texas Edition Ep. 45: Sandra Bullock Vs Dan Patrick And The Dome Is Saved!
Posted on · "Here is the County spending $100 million plus to save an old sports stadium?" - Jay Aiyer, co-host of Party Politics, on the latest budget agreement to renovate the Astrodome
Texas Elections 2018
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: ‘Texas Is Pretty Darn Good Shape’
Posted on · Patrick faces a primary election challenge from Scott Milder, a former rural city councilman from central Texas
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Lt. Gov. Patrick Asks Senate Panel To Study Free Speech On Texas College Campuses
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is asking Texas senators to study whether free speech rights are being infringed on college campuses
Politics
Straus And Patrick Meet As Special Session Dwindles
Posted on · The two Republican leaders — who have traded barbs over issues like the “bathroom bill” and school finance since the 30-day special legislative session began — have a history of frosty relations.
Texas
Patrick Threatens To Force Special Session, Straus Pushes Back
Posted on · Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is demanding a House vote on property tax reform and a bathroom bill. He says the Senate won’t pass a budget or a sunset bill for key state agencies until it does.
Politics
Patrick Threatens To Force Special Session Over Tax And Bathroom Bills
Posted on · With deadlines looming, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday threatened to push for a special legislative session to pass a bill to regulate bathroom use for transgender Texans and legislation to set new thresholds for when cities and counties must get voter approval for their tax rates.
Texas
HERO Fight Echoes In Senate Testimony Over Sermon Safeguard Bill
Posted on · The bill would bar governments from forcing religious leaders to hand over copies of their sermons. It stems directly from former Mayor Annise Parker’s battle with pastors over the Houston Equal Rights Ordinance.
Election 2016
Patrick: Rogue Texas Elector Could Lead To Binding Law
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said Wednesday that a Texas Republican elector's decision not to vote for Donald Trump may lead state legislators to pass a law requiring electors to support the winner of the statewide popular vote.
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Patrick Wants $20 Million Law Enforcement Equipment Upgrade
Posted on · Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says nearly 60,000 law enforcement officers are being outfitted with substandard equipment.