Dan Patrick, Texas Senate and Lt. Gov

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas Senate will pass bill providing tax dollars for students to attend private school
A fiscal note for SB 2 from the Texas Senate said the legislation would allow about 35,000 students to attend private school in 2027.
From drag queens to school vouchers, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lays out Texas Senate priorities
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the first 25 of 40 Texas Senate priority bills, outlining several hot-topic issues he says will bolster Trump's agenda.
School choice, tax cuts, religion in schools are Senate priorities, Lt. Gov. Patrick says
Lt.Gov. Dan Patrick named school choice, property tax cuts, religion in schools and banning hemp-derived THC products among the top Senate priorities for the legislative session Wednesday. “Over the last four years,
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick lists Senate priority bills for the 2025 legislative session
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced his Senate priorities for the 89th legislative session. Of his 40 priority bills, the 25 he laid out in his announcement include school choice, investing in water supply,
Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick unveils legislative priorities for 2025
The state budget, school vouchers and a THC ban topped Patrick’s list. His other top goals include raising the property tax exemption for homeowners, improving electric and water infrastructure, and aiding the federal government with the deportation of people who are in the U.
Texas Judges May Get a Pay Raise
The chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court urged the state legislature to raise salaries for judges across the state.
Texas Senate committee quickly ushers school voucher bill, full chamber consideration next
After hours of testimony Tuesday, the Senate Committee on Education advanced Senate Bill 2, a school voucher bill, setting it ...
Texas Senate committee approves ‘school choice’ bill on party-line vote
Legislation advances after a budget analysis estimates the cost of the voucher-style program will nearly quadruple in 4 years ...
RFK Jr’s vaccine skepticism spurs action in Texas legislature
The Texas state legislature is eyeing a slew of bills that would relax vaccine requirements after Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s ...
Texas Senate school voucher plan gives students $10k to pay for private education
The proposal, a priority of Gov. Greg Abbott, budgets $1 billion over the next two years to fund the private school vouchers.
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Texas budget writers prioritize border security, education funding in initial drafts
House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, ...
Is Texas due for a judicial pay raise? Here's what chief justice says and what's proposed
Sen. Joan Huffman has filed a bill that proposes to raise the state's base salary for judges from $140,000 to $161,000 — a raise of $21,000 or 15%.
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Texas school voucher proposal quickly clears first hurdle of the legislative session
A proposal to create a school voucher-like plan for Texas was advanced by the Texas Senate Education Committee on Tuesday ...
Texas Senate’s voucher proposal would give families $10,000 to fund students’ private school
Senate Bill 2 starts a new debate on a school voucher program in Texas. A funding proposal would allow up to 100,000 K-12 ...
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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Legislature should clarify Texas abortion law to protect mothers at risk
Patrick on Sunday said the Legislature should amend the language of the state’s near-total abortion ban to address confusion over when doctors may terminate pregnancies. Audio recording is ...
Republican-controlled Texas House and Senate to debate prayer in schools
State Rep. David Spiller, a Republican in Jacksboro, wants all public schools in Texas to have designated prayer and Bible ...