AUSTIN – Today, following his press conference, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement: “Tenured professors must not be able to hide behind the phrase ‘academic freedom,’ and then proceed to poison the minds of our next generation. I am outraged by the University of Texas at Austin’s Faculty Council’s 41-5 vote on a… Read more »

AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the appointments of Mark Ammerman, of Houston, Jerome “Joey” Hall, of Keller, Edwin Patrick Jenevein III, of Dallas, and Kenneth Stevens, of Navasota, to the State Energy Plan Advisory Committee. Upon making the appointments, Lt. Gov. Patrick issued the following statement: “I have total confidence that my… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Patrick made the announcement at the Houston Realty Business Coalition breakfast this morning.   AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement: “Public safety is government’s first responsibility and there is no greater threat to public safety in Texas right now than the failed, open-border policies of the Biden Administration…. Read more »

AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the appointments of Sen. Charles Schwertner, of Georgetown, and Sen. Cesar Blanco, of El Paso, to the Legislative Public Health Oversight Board. Upon making the appointments, Lt. Gov. Patrick issued the following statement: “I have complete confidence that Sens. Schwertner and Blanco will help provide thorough and… Read more »

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 »