Dan Patrick

And Texas will have $188.2 billion in general revenue for the 2024-2025 fiscal year, a 26% increase from the last biennium.

A report last month found lapses in the state’s ankle monitor policies, which it said led to the three deaths, including a shooting inside Dallas Methodist Medical Center that killed two.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Wednesday unveiled his priorities for the 2023 legislative session, which include reducing property taxes, tackling improvements for the state’s power grid and going after certain elected officials.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick defeated Democrat Mike Collier by 10 percentage points and remains one of the most powerful politicians in the state, with the ability to help craft the next year's legislative agenda.

The offices of governor, attorney general and lieutenant governor will remain in conservative hands as Texas Democrats continue their near-three-decade losing streak in statewide contests.

Former Republican-turned-moderate Democrat Mike Collier will once again challenge Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick — one of the most powerful Republicans in Texas.

Texas’ highest criminal court once again said the attorney general needs permission from local prosecutors to pursue election cases. Attorney General Ken Paxton had fought that decision.

The survey, conducted by the Dallas Morning News and the University of Texas at Tyler, also shows most Texans are concerned about gun violence, but reflects Gov. Abbott’s lead over Beto O’Rourke is widening.

Three years after the El Paso mass shooting, “invasion” rhetoric persists as Texas Republicans like Governor Greg Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick invoke similar language when describing the increasing number of undocumented immigrants who try to enter the United States. Some worry this could lead to more violence.

The bar, which licenses lawyers and offers training sessions, is suing Paxton in an attempt to sanction him for trying block the certification of Joe Biden’s victory over Donald Trump.

The Florida law prohibits teachers from teaching sexual orientation or gender identity to kids below the fourth grade.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s marching orders come after he threatened to revoke tenure for some professors at public universities who teach about critical race theory and its history.