Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is signaling the Lone Star State could join the fight against woke corporations, like Walt Disney. Following the release of the Texas State Senateās 84 interim chargesātopics for Senate committees to study in the interim before the 88th...
The Texas Senateās interim charges were released by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick yesterday and included taxpayer-funded lobbying. Interim charges are issues and policies that the Senateās committees are directed to study in preparation for the next legislative session....
On Tuesday, Texas House Speaker Dade Phelan (R-Beaumont) announced interim committee charges related to the Texas-Mexico border but failed to mention a key element of border security: a wall. Phelanās announcement came one day before Texas Gov. Greg Abbott met with...
As part of his list of interim charges, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is asking the Texas Senateās State Affairs Committee to ālook at freedom of speech on college campuses to make sure there are no restrictions on the right of Texas students to express their views on campus.ā...
Last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Speaker Joe Straus both released their interim charges, giving Texans a sneak-peak at what the legislature will be focused on until the next regular session in January 2019. Between legislative sessions, the Texas Lt. Governor and...
If his first interim charges are any indication, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick might be looking for ways eliminate crony capitalist programs in the next legislative session. Interim charges are assigned to House and Senate committees at the discretion of the speaker of the...
