"Those who say this will undermine public schools are wrong." ...

Patrick’s initial five-item to-do list also included assessing risks posed by hostile foreign entities to the grid’s supply ...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the president of the state senate, has released his first round of interim changes for committees ...

The lieutenant governor’s office is often described as the most powerful in Texas government. Here’s a look at who’s running in the 2026 Democratic and Republican primaries and where they stand.

Rep. Vikki Goodwin’s legislative experience sets her apart in a race for one of Texas’ most powerful offices, the Statesman ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued an initial list of interim charges for Texas Senate committees to pursue ahead of the next ...

Four Republican candidates are running for Texas lieutenant governor—the second-in-command to the governor—in the upcoming March 3 primary election.

Muslims in San Antonio gather at a local mosque. Texas Republicans intensified their attacks against Islam this week, playing on unfounded concerns that ...

At the top of the list is “preventing Sharia law in Texas.” Anti-Sharia law and targeting Islamic political ideology affiliated with terrorism is a common theme among Texas Republicans in the last few ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he wants Texas senators to focus on things such as cutting property taxes, evaluating the state's power grid and preventing fraud and abuse ...

No GOP candidate for the Texas Senate has ever defeated a Patrick-endorsed primary opponent since he became the state’s second-in-command over a decade ago.