Straus Announces House Committees

Lots of seats but no chair positions for reps in Travis County

"...appointments than their colleagues in the Senate. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who doubles as president of the Senate, put..."

Feb. 9, 2017 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Point Austin: The Whiplash Generation

On trying to maintain humane sanity in a dangerously insane era

"...rational alternative to the shameless pandering of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, but with Patrick nipping at his heels, Abbott..."

Feb. 10, 2017 News Column by Michael King

Lege Lines: Off the Rails Already

Lege opens with sparring chambers, questions about Dukes' future

"...the Dome in the Senate chamber. There, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has already committed himself to a blood-red conservative..."

Jan. 13, 2017 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Election Notes

Emptying out the dregs from this election

"...Dan Patrick, Prestigious Media Critic: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick sought..."

Nov. 11, 2016 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Beside the Point: Failing Our Teachers

Why won't we fund our schools?

"...his interim charges to the state Legislature, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has instructed lawmakers to contemplate ending in-state tuition..."

Sept. 16, 2016 News Column by Richard Whittaker

Top 10 Lege Stories

"...Dan Patrick replaced David Dewhurst as lieutenant governor. First order..."

Jan. 1, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Unanswered Questions in Jailhouse Suicide

Since 2012, 100 have suffered self-inflicted deaths in Texas jails

"...this year. The news came just as Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, chair of the..."

Sept. 4, 2015 News Feature by Chase Hoffberger

Lege Lines: Guns, Islamophobia, & Budget Cuts

The Lege takes on guns, Islamophobia, and sets the draft budget

"...out of the Legislature about open carry. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has sent two pieces of legislation to the..."

Feb. 6, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...Rick Perry, aloha to Gov. Greg Abbott, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, and Speaker Joe Straus. The 84th Legislature rolled..."

Jan. 23, 2015 News Feature

Unsettled Business

Lege opens with many unanswered questions

"...three – Straus, Governor-elect Greg Abbott, and Lt. Gov.-elect Dan Patrick – had come into sharper focus. As attorney..."

Jan. 16, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

The State of Texas: "Pro-life, Pro-guns, Anti-Obama"

"...Rep. Elliott Naishtat, was losing to his Liber­tarian challenger, Daniel Krawisz, until the local election division realized that they'd..."

Nov. 7, 2014 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Headlines

"...Van de Putte trails GOP lieutenant governor hopefuls Sen. Dan Patrick 51% to 35%, and Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst..."

April 18, 2014 News Feature

'The Fight for the Future ... Is Just Beginning'

After weeks of drama, sweeping abortion restrictions pass the Lege

"...Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, disagreed, noting that the blocker bill held..."

July 19, 2013 News Feature by Jordan Smith

There They Go ... Here They Come Again

A no-drama session ends – will a high-drama special follow?

"...House wouldn't play ball. When the measure looked in danger of veto by Perry, Rep. Charlie Geren, R-River Oaks,..."

May 31, 2013 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

LegeLines

UT Regents, education, gun control, and more

"...Feb. 18, charter champion and Senate Education Committee Chair Dan Patrick filed Senate Bill 2, which would remove the..."

Feb. 22, 2013 News Column

Will Texas Do Better?

Federal funding to the WHP is set to stop Dec. 31

"...Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, has refiled his SB 97, which would..."

Dec. 7, 2012 News Feature by Jordan Smith

Dewhurst May Face Multiple Challengers

Crowded field for lite guv seat in 2014

"...a way to fend off another potential challenger: Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, voucher zealot and the presumptive chair of..."

Sept. 7, 2012 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Worst. Session. Ever.

With three days left, legislature hurtling to the abyss

"...Not to be outdown on the right-wing aspirations, Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, used Paul Burka's blog to float the..."

May 27, 2011 News Post by Richard Whittaker

A Modest Compromise on Abortion

Lawmakers reach accord on restricting reproductive rights

"...passed a version of the bill, authored by Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, in February; the House followed quickly to..."

April 22, 2011 News Feature by Jordan Smith

What School Finance Crisis?

The Lege considers school finance, and recommends ways to cut wages and fire teachers

"...recruited for the purpose by right-wing talk show host Dan Patrick. (Patrick, you may remember, organized an anti-tax posse..."

March 26, 2004 News Column by Michael King

Drive-Thru Voting

"...numerous attempts to inquire as to exactly what "statistics" Dan Patrick was referring to, his spokesperson would not answer..."

April 24, 2021 Postmarks

Election Notes

More news from the campaign trail

"...GOP voters favored Scott Milder by 91-7% over incumbent Dan Patrick in the primary race for lieutenant governor. Many..."

March 2, 2018 News Feature by Mary Tuma

Headlines

"...(of Gizmodo Media Group). The piece, penned by Austinite Dan Solomon, reports on the theatre chain's "long history of..."

Feb. 16, 2018 News Feature

Texas Tribune Fest Held This Weekend

Nancy Pelosi, Julián Castro to join Trib Fest

"...Evan Smith will moderate opening remarks from Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, making this sentence the closest the words "Dan..."

Oct. 16, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Lege Lines

Jonathan Stickland annoys his colleagues

"...the pre-K funding measures in HB 4 by Rep. Dan Huberty, R-King­wood (see "The Education Session," May 1). What's..."

May 8, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Perry's Veto Axe Comes Down

Democrats and Republicans of all stripes and experience hit

"...this state. Author Sen. Kel Seliger, R-Amarillo: Sponsor Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas...."

June 17, 2013 News Post by Richard Whittaker

Doubt and Caution at All Times

An interview DBC Pierre and Dan Rhodes on tour, together

"...hesitant breath. It's an eerie moment. It's a Holden Caulfield-wearing-a-Dante-mask moment, and it's a moral of the story as..."

Oct. 31, 2003 Books Feature by Shawn Badgley

Black Dog

"...Directed by: Kevin Hooks. Starring: Patrick Swayze, Meat Loaf, Randy Travis, Gabriel Casseus, Brian Vincent,..."

May 8, 1998 Movie Review by Marjorie Baumgarten

Lege Lines

Budget fight on the horizon, GOP leadership spat, TMF thwarts anti-choice measures, and more

"...However, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and the Senate are pushing a 15% franchise..."

May 1, 2015 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

What State Police Patrolling Austin Means

Send in the troopers

"...last five of those under Abbott and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, with Patrick exerting new levels of power over..."

March 31, 2023 News Feature by Austin Sanders

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