AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the appointments of Sen. Paul Bettencourt, of Houston, Sen. Angela Paxton, of McKinney and Sen. Judith Zaffirini, of Laredo, to the Texas Commission on Special Education Funding. Upon making the appointments, Lt. Gov. Patrick issued the following statement: “Special education is instrumental to Texas’ future, and I… Read more »

AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and 14 senators filed an amicus brief in the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals in support of the State’s Motion for Rehearing, for the court to reconsider its decision to strip the legislature of its constitutional authority to delegate prosecutorial power to the Attorney General to enforce election-related… Read more »

HOUSTON – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following news that Harris County Precinct 5 Corporal Charles Galloway was killed in the line of duty: “Harris County Precinct 5 Corporal Charles Galloway was murdered at a traffic stop early this morning. He was gunned down before even getting out of the car or… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following news that Texas DPS Special Agent and U.S. Marine Corps veteran Anthony Salas was killed in Maverick County in the line of duty: “Please join Jan and me in prayer for Special Agent Anthony Salas and his family, after he was killed in an… Read more »

HOUSTON – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick sent the following letter to Comptroller Glenn Hegar today asking him to place BlackRock at the top of the list of financial companies that boycott the Texas oil & gas industry under Senate Bill 13, the Oil & Gas Investment Protection Act. Upon sending the letter, Lt. Gov. Patrick… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the appointment of Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, as Chair of the Senate Committee on Finance: “When Finance Chair Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound, decided to not run for re-election, I immediately began thinking about who I would name as the next Finance Chair. The position… Read more »

AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the appointments of Sergio Contreras, Robert F. McGee and Scott R. Muri, Ed. D., to the Broadband Development Office Board of Advisors. Upon making the appointments, Lt. Gov. Patrick issued the following statement: “The development of broadband is key to Texas’ future as an economic powerhouse. I… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the news that Sen. Larry Taylor, R-Friendswood, will retire at the end of his current term: “Since he was sworn into the Texas Senate in 2013, Sen. Larry Taylor has worked tirelessly to improve our state. “As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Education,… Read more »

“I have lost a great friend and ally in the Texas Senate.”   AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the news that Sen. Eddie Lucio, Jr., D-Brownsville, will retire at the end of his current term: “Since 1991, Eddie Lucio, Jr. has been a true statesman as a Senator and… Read more »

AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the appointments of Sen. Angela Paxton, Claire Barber, Christopher Calicott, Patrick Hatfield, Jason Kelley, and Robert Villaseñor to the Work Group on Blockchain Matters. Upon making the appointments, Lt. Gov. Patrick issued the following statement: “For Texas to continue being a hotbed for business, we must be… Read more »