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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Completion of Impeachment Trial

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s decision to acquit Attorney General Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr. on 16 articles of impeachment: “I have been unusually quiet since the Texas House of Representatives sent the Senate articles of impeachment against the attorney general on very short notice in the… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement Appointing Justice Lana Myers Counsel to the Presiding Officer for Impeachment Trial

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today: “Today, pursuant to the Rules of Impeachment adopted by the members of the Senate, I am pleased to appoint Justice Lana Myers to assist me during the upcoming impeachment trial which starts on September 5. Justice Myers is an extremely well-qualified candidate with courtroom… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Statement on Letter Received from Justice Marc Brown

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today: “Today, we received the following letter from Justice Marc Brown, who I appointed to be my legal counsel during the impeachment proceedings. I accepted his declination to serve.” To read the letter click here.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on Property and Franchise Tax Relief

NEW CANEY – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today: “When I became Lt. Governor in 2015, the homestead exemption was $15,000, and today, the exemption is now $100,000. The largest property tax cut in history has been ceremonially signed into law today, with the $100,000 homestead exemption as the centerpiece. This $18 billion… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on Court of Impeachment Orders

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today on the upcoming impeachment trial of Warren Kenneth Paxton, Jr.: “I have received numerous questions on the upcoming impeachment trial. On June 21, the Senate passed rules of impeachment 25-3. As presiding officer in the impeachment trial, all 31 Senators and I are subject… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Unanimous Passage of House Joint Resolution 2 – Property Tax Relief

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s unanimous passage of House Joint Resolution 2, Property Tax Relief, by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston: “Today, the Senate unanimously passed House Joint Resolution 2, the final piece of the largest property tax relief package in Texas history, and likely the world…. Read more »