AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today upon the Texas Senate’s Passage of Senate Bill 4, the Congressional Redistricting Map, by Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford, by a vote of 19-2, with 9 members absent:

“Today, the Texas Senate passed the new congressional map, including 5 new Republican majority districts. The Texas Senate will continue passing this map each legislative session to accurately reflect our state until House Democrats return from their ‘vacation’ and get back to work for the people of Texas.”