It’s an unusual situation for the lieutenant governor, long viewed by GOP activists as a stalwart conservative responsible ...

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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is continuing his push to ban THC products in Texas. Opponents say the availability of THC products has ...

director of the Texas Politics Project at the University of Texas at Austin. “Honestly I think we’re not used to seeing Dan Patrick criticized very much from within his own party and so it’s ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was clear from the start. Weeks before this year’s legislative session began, and before he announced ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick touted Texas' progress in teacher pay among other key issues from the past legislative session.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick flew into Amarillo following a controversial push to ban THC in Texas.Patrick held a a news conference ...

Texas lawmakers passed legislation in May that would ban gummies, vapes, edibles and other consumables made with hemp-derived ...

Deciding his next move on the THC ban is easily the biggest conundrum to emerge from this year’s legislative session, and one ...