The lieutenant governor’s office is often described as the most powerful in Texas government. Here’s a look at who’s running ...

No GOP candidate for the Texas Senate has ever defeated a Patrick-endorsed primary opponent since he became the state’s ...

AUSTIN, Texas -- The blame game over rising cases of COVID-19 continues along largely partisan lines, with Democrats attacking GOP governors who have banned measures like mask mandates and vaccine ...

Mike Collier, a two-time Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, announced on Thursday that he is again running to be the state’s second-in-command — but this time as an independent. “Everything ...

AUSTIN, Texas — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Tuesday unveiled a plan to drive down property taxes by further hiking the amount of a home’s value that can’t be taxed to pay for public schools and lowering ...

Lt. Governor Dan Patrick unveiled his plan to eliminate school property taxes on homesteads. It comes after Governor Greg Abbott released his own plan with the same goal but a different method of ...

AUSTIN — Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick was glaringly missing from opening day of the 86th Texas Legislature. According to his team, the White House called him to a meeting about border security. So ...

Audio recording is automated for accessibility. Humans wrote and edited the story. See our AI policy , and give us feedback . Mike Collier, a two-time Democratic nominee for lieutenant governor, ...

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced a plan Tuesday to increase the homestead exemption in the next state legislative session and provide additional property tax cuts for Texans aged 55 and ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announces his "Double Nickel" proposal to lower property taxes by further hiking the state's school homestead exemption and reducing the age from 65 to 55 at which property taxes ...