AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 1, the Senate Budget, by Sen. Jane Nelson, R-Flower Mound: “Despite the uncertainty of this budget cycle months before the legislative session, Texas is coming back stronger than ever because our fiscal foundation is strong and our conservative… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this response to American Airlines’ statement on Senate Bill 7, the Election & Ballot Security bill, by Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola: “As Lt. Governor of Texas, I am stunned that American Airlines would put out a statement saying ‘we are strongly opposed to this bill’ [Senate Bill 7] just… Read more »

“Viewpoint discrimination should not be allowed by any business and Senate Bill 12 will make sure it is not tolerated on social media platforms”   AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 12, the Protecting Free Speech on Social Media bill, by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola:… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 7, the Election & Ballot Security bill, by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola: “Maintaining the integrity of our elections is vital to preserving public trust so our democracy can flourish, and that’s why I have made election security a top… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 30, to Remove Racist Restrictions on Real Estate Deeds, by Sen. Royce West, D-Dallas: “I want to congratulate Senator West on the unanimous passage of SB 30, one of my top priority bills. Removing the racist language found… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 24, the Law Enforcement Transparency Act, by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston: “I congratulate Sen. Huffman on passing this important legislation. SB 24 will ensure that police departments in Texas have complete information about the law enforcement officers who join… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 5, Statewide Broadband Access, by Senators Robert Nichols, R-Jacksonville, Kelly Hancock, R-North Richland Hills, Charles Perry, R-Lubbock and Royce West, D-Dallas: “Expanding broadband across Texas has long been my goal and the challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic made… Read more »

“Texas is a pro-life state and these bills reflect our commitment to protecting innocent life”   AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 8, the Heartbeat Bill, and Senate Bill 9, the Abortion Ban Trigger: “When I served in the Texas Senate, protecting life was one… Read more »

“This bill includes substantive reforms of the electric grid that will revolutionize Texas’ prevention and preparation strategies for any energy emergencies we encounter going forward” AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 3, by Sen. Charles Schwertner, R-Georgetown: “Following the winter storm in February, I… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following Attorney General Ken Paxton’s legal opinion on correcting the Electric Reliability Council of Texas’ (ERCOT) pricing errors during last month’s winter storm: “I had no doubt that asking the Public Utilities Commission (PUC) to direct ERCOT to correct their pricing errors was not in… Read more »