AUSTIN – Today, the Texas Senate approved the Senate’s budget for Texas. Upon signing the conference committee report, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement: “Texas becomes stronger and stronger each biennium because our conservative principles guide our approach to budgeting. These principles have kept our state on the right track and will continue to… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and all 31 Texas Senators issued the following joint statement: “Over many years, the Texas Legislature has approved legislation to allow local governments to partner with private developers to build hotels and convention centers. Local governments use state sales tax, alcohol tax, and hotel occupancy tax rebates to finance… Read more »

AUSTIN – Today, the Texas House and Texas Senate reached an agreement on House Bill 2.   Highlights of the House and Senate’s consensus on HB 2 include:   $8.5 billion in new funding, the largest single increase in public education funding in Texas history $4.2 billion for record permanent teacher and staff pay raises… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s concurrence on House amendments to Senate Bill 5 and Senate Joint Resolution 3, Establishing the Dementia Prevention and Research Institute of Texas (DPRIT), by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston: “I created DPRIT and made it a top priority for this legislative session… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today upon President Trump naming him Chairman of the Religious Liberty Commission: “I am honored to be selected as the Chairman of the Religious Liberty Commission by President Trump. The commission is comprised of some of the foremost faith leaders, scholars, and thinkers of our time…. Read more »

“It is time for the House to begin moving property tax relief legislation.”   AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s passage of ALL its top 40 priority bills: “With the Texas Senate’s unanimous passage of Senate Bill 31 today, the Life of the Mother Act, the Texas… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s unanimous passage of Senate Bill 31, Life of the Mother Act, by Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Tyler: “Since 2021, abortions in Texas have essentially ceased. As a Christian and a conservative, I celebrate that tens of thousands of tiny Texans have been… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the passage of Senate Bill 39, Protecting Texas Trucking, by Sen. Brian Birdwell, R-Granbury: “The explosion of lawsuits (many of them frivolous) against trucking companies in Texas has caused insurance rates to skyrocket, hurting Texans and our businesses. By passing SB 39, the Texas… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s concurrence to House amendments to Senate Bill 2, Providing School Choice, by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe: “Today is a day I have worked toward for more than a decade since I was Senate Education Chair in 2013, and it is a… Read more »

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 23 and Senate Joint Resolution 85, Increasing the Homestead Exemption to $200,000 for Seniors, by Sen. Paul Bettencourt, R-Houston: “Over the years, I have made increasing the homestead exemption my mission because it is the most effective way… Read more »