Legislative power in Austin flows from three sources: the governor, the lieutenant governor and the House speaker.

AUSTIN – The Texas Senate is expected to approve a “school choice” bill Wednesday that would let families use taxpayer ...

A free public education for all citizens is a standard by which we are identified. I am a recipient of a free public ...

Lt. Gov Dan Patrick says Texas senators are set to send their proposal for school choice like a "rocket ship" over to the ...

AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today on the passage of Senate Bill 2, Providing School Choice, by Sen. Brandon Creighton, R-Conroe: ...

AUSTIN— Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has released his top 25 legislative priorities as the legislative session gets underway, The ...

The governor’s State of the State address is key because it’s where he’ll declare his “emergency items” for the ongoing 2025 ...

Greg Abbott named seven emergency items including property tax cuts, water infrastructure and restricting bail.

In an interview with CBS News Texas, Congressman Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth criticized President Trump's actions.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s top priorities for the 2025 legislative session are school choice, property tax cuts, religion in schools and banning hemp-derived THC products. Other priorities include banning ...

Let’s preview the state of play in Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s promised THC ban. Some quick-and-dirty definitions: Cannabis is the plant more commonly known as weed. Some forms contain THC, the ...

The State of Texas took a number of steps this week to help the Trump administration secure the southern border. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, R-Texas, told CBS News Texas that the state is focused on ...