Texas Senate Moves Quickly to Pass Priority Transportation Bills As promised, the Texas Senate has moved quickly to address your priorities. On the 37th business day of the 84th Legislative Session the Texas Senate overwhelmingly approved legislation that will dramatically improve the roads across Texas. As we all know, gas tax revenues have dwindled over… Read more »
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Lt. Governor Patrick Makes a Statement on Misrepresentation by Obama Administration
“I applaud today’s quick legal action by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to ask a Federal Judge to grant Discovery to Investigate what appears to be untruths, or outright lies, by the Obama Administration. “News that tens of thousands of expanded work permits have already been issued to illegal immigrants while President Obama’s executive action,… Read more »
Lt. Governor Patrick Applauds Senate for Immediately Addressing Governor Abbott’s Transportation Emergency Item
AUSTIN – Today, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick addressed the swift work Senator Robert Nichols and the Senate have accomplished on one of Governor Abbott’s emergency items: transportation. “I want to thank Senate Transportation Chair Robert Nichols for taking the lead on such an important issue that affects all Texans,” said Patrick. “The passage of… Read more »
Texas Senate Update from Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
Texas Senators Unveil Texas Senate Taxpayer Relief Act As your Lieutenant Governor I was pleased to join the chairwoman of Senate Finance, Senator Jane Nelson, and a bipartisan group of 24 Texas Senators to announce one of the largest tax relief packages in Texas’ history. It is a bold plan that provides $4.6 billion in… Read more »
Lt. Governor Patrick Makes a Statement on Transportation Bills
AUSTIN – Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick makes the following statement on the passage of Committee Substitutes for Senate Bill 5 and Senate Joint Resolution 5 out of the Senate Transportation Committee: “Today’s near unanimous vote, just six weeks into the 84th Legislative Session, demonstrates that the Texas Senate considers transportation funding a top priority…. Read more »
Texas Senators Unveil Texas Senate Taxpayer Relief Act
AUSTIN – Today, flanked by a dozen Senators, Texas Lt. Governor Dan Patrick introduced Finance Chair, Senator Jane Nelson, and Senator Charles Schwertner, who unveiled a major tax relief package that will keep the Texas economy leading the nation and provide long overdue tax relief to Texas taxpayers. “I am pleased to support one of… Read more »
Texas Senate Update from Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
Governor Abbott Outlines His Priorities In the Texas Senate, I’m pleased to say, we’re already off to a quick, productive start. Governor Abbott gave his State of State address on Tuesday and outlined several emergency items for the legislature to prioritize. I am proud to say that the Senate is making significant progress on many… Read more »
Texas Leaders Say State Will Win Immigration Case
Texas Republicans on Wednesday continued their celebration of a federal judge’s decision to halt President Obama’s executive action on immigration, expressing confidence that the state will prevail as the case moves through the higher courts. U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz, Attorney General Ken Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick joined Gov. Greg Abbott at a Capitol… Read more »
Lt. Governor Patrick Makes a Statement on Same Sex Marriage
AUSTIN – Today, Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick makes the following statement regarding Attorney General Ken Paxton’s appeals: “Whether it is the President of the United States who may disagree on illegal immigration or a District Judge in Travis County that may support gay marriage – the rule of law must be upheld. “The people of… Read more »
Lt. Governor Patrick Makes a Statement on Gov. Abbott’s State of the State
AUSTIN – Today, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick made the following statement regarding Governor Abbott’s State of the State address: “As Lieutenant Governor, it was everything I wanted to hear in the State of the State address. He pinpointed the issues that both of us presented to the voters of Texas over the last 18 months…. Read more »