On Monday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick led the first gathering of President Donald Trump's Religious Liberty Commission. The ...

Political analyst Dr. Mark Jones says Abbott, who is arguably the most popular major politician in Texas, finds himself in ...

Abbott is under heavy pressure from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to sign Senate Bill 3 into law, but the multibillion-dollar legal ...

It’s an unusual situation for the lieutenant governor, long viewed by GOP activists as a stalwart conservative responsible ...

Lubbock Rep. Dustin Burrows won the powerful leadership role despite less-than-enthusiastic support from his fellow ...

Despite polls showing middling support for the ban, he has been touring the state to tout all of the Texas Legislature’s ...

While in Lubbock, Lt. Gov. Patrick and Sen. Charles defended the proposed bill that would ban THC across the state, impacting ...

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick discussed a potential special session for congressional redistricting, legislative wins and his own ...

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick spoke about the 2025 Texas legislative session with reporters in Corpus Christi on June 9.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he thinks he “knows where his heart is,” referring to Gov. Greg Abbott’s pending decision on ...