AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 1396, by Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, and Senate Bill 1515, by Sen. Phil King, R-Weatherford. Both bills passed 17-12 along party lines: “I will never stop fighting for religious liberty in Texas. Allowing the Ten Commandments and prayer back… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 18, Eliminating Tenure at General Academic Institutions, by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe: “Tenured university professors are the only people in our society that have the guarantee of a job. Over the past year, it has become abundantly clear… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 17, Banning Discriminatory DEI Policies in Higher Education, by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe: “Texans have some of the best higher educational opportunities available nationwide, right here at home. However, DEI hiring practices have caused division and must be stopped…. Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s unanimous passage of Senate Bill 11, Keeping our Schools Safe and Secure, by Sen. Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville: “Texans have been reminded far too often that evil exists and that we live in a broken world. SB 11 is a top priority… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the unanimous passage of HB 1, the State Budget. Every session, the Texas House and the Texas Senate alternate sponsorship of the budget. By that tradition, the Texas House will sponsor the 88th Legislative Session’s budget. The Senate passed HB 1 with the language… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today applauding the Texas Senate for its hard work in already passing 26 of his 30 priorities bills for the 88th Legislative Session: “At the beginning of this legislative session, I laid out the strongest, most conservative agenda ever brought forward in the Texas Senate. Once… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 2424, State Authority to Enforce Our Border, by Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury: “Since the federal government has abdicated its constitutional responsibility to secure our border, Texas must step into the breach. The Texas Senate has allocated over… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 13, Protecting Children from Obscene Books in School Libraries, by Sen. Angela Paxton, R-McKinney: “Texas parents have an expectation that when their child goes to their school library, they are doing so for educational purposes. Some of… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s unanimous passage of Senate Bill 26, Expanding Mental Health Care Beds Across Texas – Focus on Rural Counties, by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham: “As I traveled rural Texas last year, I listened closely as Texans from all regions of our state… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 16, Banning CRT in Texas Universities, by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Tyler: “Last session, we banned CRT in kindergarten through 12th grade because no child should be taught that they are inferior to others due to their race,… Read more »