“If Wall Street turns their back on Texas and our thriving oil and gas industry, then Texas will not do business with Wall Street.”   AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 13, the Oil & Gas Investment Protection Act, by Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury: “The… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 18, the Protect Second Amendment Businesses Act, by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe: “During emergencies or disasters, Texans should not have to worry about the infringement of their Second Amendment rights. When Second Amendment businesses are under threat, we know… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 28, the Charter School Equity Act, by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston: “I commend Sen. Bettencourt and the Texas Senate for their leadership on this critical issue. Charter schools have become a vital education option for Texas parents and students… Read more »

“In the same week that the NCAA threatened states that don’t open women’s sports to men, the Texas Senate took a principled stand in support of women and girls’ high school and middle school sports.”   AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 29, the Fair… Read more »

“The vast majority of Texans in both political parties have long-supported ending taxpayer-funded lobbying”   AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 10, the Stop Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying Act, by Senator Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston: “The vast majority of Texans in both political parties have long-supported ending taxpayer-funded… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 21, the Bail Reform bill, by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston: “Across Texas, repeat and violent offenders are being released on personal recognizance or very low bail by judges and magistrates who do not fully consider an offender’s violent history,… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 2, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) Reform Act, by Sen. Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills: “Immediately following Winter Storm Uri, I pledged that I would get to the bottom of the power outages that caused so much… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 20, the Second Amendment Protections for Travelers Act, by Sen. Donna Campbell, R-New Braunfels: “Congratulations to Sen. Campbell and the Texas Senate for passing this important reform to ensure Second Amendment rights remain in place when Texans are traveling…. Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 15, the Ban the Sale of Personal Data from Certain State Agencies Act, by Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville: “I congratulate Sen. Nichols and the Texas Senate on the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 15 to protect the personal… Read more »

“Texans do not support defunding the police”   AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 23, the Stop Local Police-Defunding Act, by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston: “I congratulate Sen. Huffman on the passage of Senate Bill 23 which affirms our support for law enforcement in Texas… Read more »