Despite polls showing middling support for the ban, he has been touring the state to tout all of the Texas Legislature’s ...

Abbott is under heavy pressure from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick to sign Senate Bill 3 into law, but the multibillion-dollar legal ...

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

Political analyst Dr. Mark Jones says Abbott, who is arguably the most popular major politician in Texas, finds himself in ...

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he thinks he “knows where his heart is,” referring to Gov. Greg Abbott’s pending decision on ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick discussed a potential special session for congressional redistricting, legislative wins and his own ...

Wesley Barnes, 55, a Gulf War veteran, has battled chronic pain and PTSD since his exposure to sarin gas overseas. After leaving the Army in 1994, he spent years dependent on prescribed opiates.

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While in Lubbock, Lt. Gov. Patrick and Sen. Charles defended the proposed bill that would ban THC across the state, impacting ...

Patrick makes a strong stand on hemp-derived THC, plus highlights new Texas laws. Find out what he said. Michael Cuviello ...