Year-End Numbers Show State Leaders are Keeping Commitment to Keep Budget Growth Below Population Times Inflation AUSTIN – Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and House Speaker Dennis Bonnen issued statements today following the release of the Legislative Budget Board’s (LBB) Fiscal Year-End Update which shows the rate of state budget growth remains… Read more »
Year: 2019
Lt. Gov. Patrick: Statement on the Texas Safety Action Report
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made this statement today following the release of Gov. Greg Abbott’s Texas Safety Action Report in response to the mass shootings in El Paso and Midland/Odessa as well as shootings in Sutherland Springs, Santa Fe and Dallas: “I worked closely with Gov. Abbott on the Texas Safety Action Roundtables… Read more »
Lt. Gov. Patrick: Statement on the Passing of T. Boone Pickens
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick made this statement today following the passing of Texas energy entrepreneur and philanthropist Thomas Boone Pickens: “T. Boone Pickens is a Texas legend and a pioneering entrepreneur whose fierce entrepreneurial spirit changed the course of business history in America. But more than that, he was my friend. He took… Read more »
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Names Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety and Issues Committee Charges
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the members of the Senate Select Committee on Mass Violence Prevention and Community Safety today and charged the bipartisan committee to study a series of issues in response to the recent mass shootings in El Paso and Midland/Odessa as well as previous mass shootings in Santa Fe, Sutherland… Read more »
Texas House and Senate Form Select Committees to Address Violence and Improve Community Safety
“Following tragedies in El Paso, Midland, and Odessa, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Bonnen form select committees to focus on violence prevention and community safety” AUSTIN, Texas — Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick and Speaker of the House Dennis Bonnen today announce the formation of the Senate and House Select Committees on Mass Violence… Read more »
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on Second Texas Safety Commission Meeting
EL PASO – The Texas Safety Commission met today in El Paso to continue the development of a plan to heal the community and fight the rise of extremism, hate and domestic terrorism in Texas. Following the six-hour meeting, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick told the victims in attendance: “When one Texan is attacked all Texans… Read more »
Today’s Statement
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s office issued this statement today: “On Thursday evening, Lt. Gov. Patrick was experiencing significant chest pain and Jan immediately took him to the hospital. After a number of tests were negative, the doctor decided to perform one last test and a dangerous heart blockage was discovered. A stent was… Read more »
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: A-F Ratings Making a Big Difference in Texas Schools
“This past legislative session may have been the best session for public education in Texas history.” AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Patrick issued this statement today following the release of the 2019 A-F ratings for individual school campuses: “I began the fight to establish A-F ratings in our schools as a senator, in 2013, when… Read more »
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on El Paso Shooting
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following news of the shooting in El Paso: “Texans are heartbroken over the news of the horrific shooting in El Paso. Please join Jan and I in praying for the city of El Paso, the victims, their families and their friends who have suffered an… Read more »
Lt. Gov. Patrick: Statement on the Passing of H. Ross Perot, Sr.
AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Patrick issued this statement today following news of the passing of H. Ross Perot, Sr.: “Jan and I extend our deepest condolences to the Perot family. Ross Perot, Sr. was a great Texan, a great patriot, a legendary entrepreneur and a friend. He was a man of faith and a U.S…. Read more »