"We're going to pass it out before next Wednesday and we're going to send it over there like a rocket ship next week," Patrick said.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces First Round of Top 40 Priority Bills for the 2025 Legislative SessionAUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today upon announcing the first

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s top three priorities behind the budget are school couchers, a THC ban, and homestead exemptions.

Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan (accompanied by Dennis Quaid) at a Texas Senate Finance Committee hearing last year. Sheridan seems to have the ear of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, setting up the potential for a massive overhaul of the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has previously said there is not enough support from lawmakers to pass a bill allowing casinos in Texas.

“I think it’s clear, but I’m also open to the idea that some doctors don’t see it that way, some hospitals don’t think that way,” said Patrick, a Republican who presides over the Texas Senate. “We don’t want to stand in the way of that, but we’re not going to open it up so that abortion is prevalent again in the state.”

Other states, including Utah and Arizona, are considering similar Bitcoin reserves, while federal strategies lean toward a broader crypto stockpile initiative.

A judge says he won't dismiss a deadly conduct charge against Daniel Perry, who was pardoned after being convicted of murder in death of protester.

House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, public school funding, water infrastructure and private school vouchers.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has announced his top 25 priority bills for the Texas Senate to consider for the regular 89th legislative session.

Texas already has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. Anti-abortion advocates are working to close the remaining loopholes.