Dan Patrick

Hurricane Beryl slammed into Texas and delivered a punch to Houston and its energy provider. Millions of people were left in the dark and without air-conditioning as temperatures climbed over 100 degrees. The disaster recovery has many wondering why Governor Greg Abbott left the state and why FEMA assistance wasn’t requested earlier. It’s the Beryl blame game.

Greg Abbott rejected reports that President Biden delayed distributing emergency supplies to Texas because he could not reach state leaders.

Gov. Greg Abbott has spent the duration of the hurricane on a pre-scheduled trip to meet with foreign diplomats in Asia, leaving Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick as acting governor.

Examining charitable bail organizations and banning Delta 9 were also among Patrick’s priorities in the next legislative session.

'Prejudicial and inflammatory statements' from both sides have jeopardized the ability of senators to offer fair and impartial justice, Patrick said. Violators can be found in contempt, jailed and fined.

Each session, the governor, lieutenant governor and House speaker prioritize low-number bills for passage.

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.

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

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he’ll make legislation eliminating tenure at state universities – as a way to ban the teaching of critical race theory – a top priority for the 88th Texas Legislature.

Patrick said a recent resolution adopted by faculty at UT Austin about its academic freedom is another signal the “woke left” has gone too far.