AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today upon the passage of Senate Bill 9, Cutting Property Taxes, by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston: “In 2019, the Texas Legislature set strict limits on how much local governments and school districts could grow their property tax revenues, capping cities and counties at 3.5% and… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today upon the passage of Senate Bill 12, Banning Taxpayer-Funded Lobbying, by Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston, on second reading: “Most Texans, regardless of political affiliation, have supported the effort to stop the practice of using taxpayer money to fund lobbyists. I have consistently advocated for… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today upon the passage of Senate Bill 11, Attorney General Authority to Prosecute Election Crimes, by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Tyler, on second reading: “Texans know that election integrity is of utmost importance, and securing our elections has been a top priority of mine. Meanwhile, several… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today upon the passage of Senate Bill 5, by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, Banning THC, on second reading 21-8 (final passage Friday) with Sen. Hagenbuch, who voted for the bill during the regular session, absent: “Since 2019, bad actors have taken advantage of a loophole… Read more »

AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the following legislation for the First Called Special Session of the 89th Legislature: SB 1 – Natural Disaster Preparation and Recovery, by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock SB 2 – Flood Emergency Communications and Warning, by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston SB 3 – Relief Funding for Hill Country,… Read more »

AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the creation of the Senate Special Committee on Congressional Redistricting and appointed the following members: Sen. Phil King, Chair Sen. Brandon Creighton, Vice Chair Sen. Carol Alvarado Sen. Juan “Chuy” Hinojosa Sen. Bryan Hughes Sen. Borris Miles Sen. Tan Parker Sen. Angela Paxton Sen. Kevin Sparks

AUSTIN – Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the senators who will serve on the Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding: The Senate Select Committee on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding will include: Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock, Chairman Sen. Pete Flores, R-Pleasanton, Vice Chair Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston Sen. César Blanco, D-El Paso Sen…. Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker House Dustin Burrows issued the following statements today highlighting the close collaboration between the House and Senate on legislation to address concerns raised by the U.S. Department of Justice over Texas congressional districts. In advance of the upcoming special session beginning on July 21, Lt. Gov. Patrick… Read more »

The first hearing will take place at the Capitol on July 23, where both committees will meet jointly.   AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Dustin Burrows created the Select Committees on Disaster Preparedness and Flooding, which will meet jointly. Upon creating the committees, Lt. Gov. Patrick and Speaker Burrows issued the following… Read more »

AUSTIN – Acting Governor Dan Patrick issued this statement today from the Texas State Emergency Operations Center: “I am working in coordination with the state’s emergency response team on the significant flooding that occurred in the Hill Country and Concho Valley regions in the early hours of this morning. The Kerr County Sheriff’s Office has… Read more »