"We're going to pass it out before next Wednesday and we're going to send it over there like a rocket ship next week," Patrick said.
Here are Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s legislative priorities
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s top three priorities behind the budget are school couchers, a THC ban, and homestead exemptions.
Texas lawmakers have announced their priorities for the 89th legislative session, with a greater investment in water infrastructure across the state being among the top ten. The joint resolution
Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan (accompanied by Dennis Quaid) at a Texas Senate Finance Committee hearing last year. Sheridan seems to have the ear of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, setting up the potential for a massive overhaul of the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has previously said there is not enough support from lawmakers to pass a bill allowing casinos in Texas.
Several months after more than 110 Texas OB-GYNs said the state's abortion ban must change, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has said the ... including Austin Rep. Donna Howard and Houston Rep.
“I think it’s clear, but I’m also open to the idea that some doctors don’t see it that way, some hospitals don’t think that way,” said Patrick, a Republican who presides over the Texas Senate. “We don’t want to stand in the way of that, but we’re not going to open it up so that abortion is prevalent again in the state.”
Open AI executives flew to Austin last week to meet with state leaders, as the company considers building more AI projects in Texas.
Some Texas Republican leaders want local police more involved as those same departments try to ease fears in the immigrant community.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the Texas Senate will approve a bill next Wednesday to allocate $1 billion in taxpayer money for thousands of students to attend private schools. The bill, SB 2, has already passed the Senate Education K-16 Committee.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday unveiled a sweeping list of his top 25 legislative priorities, including proposals to cut property taxes, shore up the state’s electric grid