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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Teachers deserve a raise

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Before I was elected lieutenant governor in 2014, I served on the Senate Education Committee for eight years, including as chair during the 2013 legislative session. Making our public schools better has long been a top priority for me. Working first as a senator and then as lieutenant governor, we have reduced standardized testing, reformed… Read more »

Patrick: Raise Texas teacher pay across the board now, then do this later

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Making our public schools better has long been a top priority for me. Working first as a senator on the Senate Education Committee and then as lieutenant governor, we have reduced standardized testing, reformed graduation requirements and created new career tech partnerships between public schools and businesses to help ensure we provide training that will… Read more »

We must give Texas teachers an across-the-board pay raise: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick

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Before I was elected lieutenant governor in 2014, I served on the Senate Education Committee for eight years, including as chair during the 2013 legislative session. Making our public schools better has long been a top priority for me. Working first as a senator and then as lieutenant governor, we have reduced standardized testing, reformed… Read more »

Patrick: We must give Texas teachers an across-the-board raise

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Before I was elected lieutenant governor in 2014, I served on the Senate Education Committee for eight years, including as chair during the 2013 legislative session. Making our public schools better has long been a top priority for me. Working first as a senator and then as lieutenant governor, we have reduced standardized testing, reformed… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the State of the State Address

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3 Emergency Items – Senate Bills 2, 3 & 10 Have Already Been Filed   AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the State of the State Address by Gov. Greg Abbott: “I congratulate Gov. Abbott on his speech today, which was a tremendous message to the people of Texas that… Read more »

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick: Statement on Senate Bill 2 and House Bill 2

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“The Governor, the Speaker and I are united to address the number one priority of Texans across the state — reducing the escalating growth of property taxes.”   AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined Gov. Greg Abbott and Texas House Speaker Dennis Bonnen today to announce the filing of two identical property tax reform… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Patrick Appoints Senator Hughes to The State Preservation Board

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AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick appointed Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, to the State Preservation Board today. Upon his announcement the lieutenant governor made the following statement: “I am proud to appoint Sen. Hughes to this important committee and I’m confident he will ensure that our state’s vibrant history is preserved.” The State Preservation Board… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Patrick Appoints Senator Hall to Senate Agriculture Committee

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AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced today that he has appointed Sen. Bob Hall, R-Edgewood, Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee. Upon his announcement the lieutenant governor made the following statement: “No one works harder for the people of his district than Sen. Hall and I am confident he will bring the same work… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Patrick: Statement on Senator Seliger’s Recent Comments

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AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Patrick issued the following statement this afternoon: “Senator Seliger has been removed as Chair of the Senate Agriculture Committee and will not be serving on that Committee. I met with Sen. Seliger earlier today and gave him an opportunity to apologize for a lewd comment he made on radio about a… Read more »