AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s unanimous passage of Senate Bill 3, Increasing the Homestead Exemption to $70,000, by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston, Senate Bill 4, Adding Additional Property Tax Relief, by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, and Senate Bill 5, Increasing the Business Personal Property Tax Exemption by… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today in response to Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal opinion that there is no constitutional barrier prohibiting school choice in Texas: “Attorney General Paxton’s opinion that school choice is legal and constitutional in Texas is not surprising, but it is still great news for all… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 2, Restoring Illegal Voting to a Felony, by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Tyler: “Maintaining the integrity of Texas’ elections has been a top priority of mine since I was elected to the Texas Senate and throughout my tenure… Read more »

“’75 for 75’ plus a COLA” AUSTIN – Today, Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance, Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, filed Senate Bill 10. All 31 Texas Senators have signed on to be joint authors. Upon Sen. Huffman filing the bill, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement: “Today, Senate Committee on Finance Chair… Read more »

AUSTIN – Today, Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury, filed Senate Bill 2424. Upon Sen. Birdwell filing the bill, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement: “The Texas Senate’s dedication to securing our southern border is unwavering, and our commitment is exhibited by the $4 billion in our base budget to continue Operation Lone Star. In… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following his press conference with Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown, and Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford: “Today, the Texas Senate announced a bold agenda to fix the Texas power grid once and for all. Since Winter Storm Uri, I have been abundantly clear that we need to… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today: “Each session, the 31 members of the Texas Senate file thousands of bills. Some are duplicates because members often have similar priorities voiced to them by their constituents. The tradition has been for bill numbers 1 through 20 to indicate the Lt. Governor’s and… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today: ”Early yesterday morning I was informed by my staff of the DWI arrest of Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown. This is the second time in two sessions a member of the legislature has been arrested for DWI. “There is zero excuse for driving under the… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today upon announcing his Texas Senate committee appointments for the 88th Legislative Session: “As the Texas Senate begins its work this session, the committee assignments I made today will ensure we succeed in addressing the priorities of the people of Texas. “This is the strongest,… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today upon the filing of the Senate’s Budget for Texas, Senate Bill 1 (SB 1) by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston: “Today, Senate Finance Chair Huffman filed SB 1, the Senate’s proposed state budget for fiscal years 2024 and 2025. I thank Chair Huffman for her… Read more »