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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Passage of Senate Bill 23 – Creating A Mandatory 10-Year Prison Sentence for Criminals Committing Gun Crime

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 23, Creating A Mandatory 10-Year Prison Sentence for Criminals Committing Gun Crime, by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston: “Before this session, I came up with the idea for SB 23 to keep guns out of the hands… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Passage of Senate Bills 20 & 21 – Removing District Attorneys & Judges Who Refuse to Follow Texas Law

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s bipartisan passage of Senate Bills 20 and 21, Removing District Attorneys & Judges Who Refuse to Follow Texas Law, both by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston: “Texans unapologetically believe in the rule of law and expect their judges and district attorneys to… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Passage of Senate Bill 28 – Addressing Texas’ Future Water Needs

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s bipartisan passage of Senate Bill 28, Addressing Texas’ Future Water Needs, by Sen. Charles Perry, R-Lubbock: “As Texas’ economy grows and leads America into the 21st century, our state’s water needs will outpace our supply. Additionally, the Texas Water Development Board… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Unanimous Passage of Senate Bill 25 – Creating New Scholarships for Nursing Students

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s unanimous passage of Senate Bill 25, Creating New Scholarships for Nursing Students, by Sen. Lois Kolkhorst, R-Brenham: “Last fall I came up with the idea of a new scholarship program to address our nursing shortage in Texas. I asked Chair Kolkhorst… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Passage of Senate Bill 15 – Protecting Women’s College Sports

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s passage of Senate Bill 15, Protecting Women’s College Sports, by Sen. Mayes Middleton, R-Galveston: “In athletic competitions across America, statistics show the reality that men can run and swim faster, throw farther and jump higher than women. This is common knowledge…. Read more »

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Unanimous Passage of Senate Bill 10 – Supplemental Funding for Retired Educators

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s unanimous passage of Senate Bill 10, Supplemental Funding for Retired Educators, by Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston. All 31 Senators are joint authors of SB 10: “Other than a parent, no person is more important to the development of a child than… Read more »

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick: Statement on the Unanimous Passage of Senate Bill 22

AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the Texas Senate’s unanimous passage of Senate Bill 22, Assisting Rural Law Enforcement Funding – Increasing Pay and Needed Equipment, by Sen. Drew Springer, R-Muenster: “The Biden Administration’s failure to perform their constitutional duty to secure the southern border means that every county sheriff… Read more »