Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement following the unanimous passage of Senate Bill 4, Increasing the Homestead ...

One month into the 89th legislative session, all Texas lawmakers have been assigned to committees. All bills must be ...

Texas Republicans are moving quickly to pass their economic and social priorities through the Legislature, but the party is ...

Increasing the homestead exemption would cost the state roughly $3 billion over two years and add to a growing tab of ...

The Texas Senate gave unanimous approval to proposals to cut property taxes by raising homestead exemptions to $140,000, ...

Rep. Dustin Burrows is looking to change the dynamic among the "Big Three" – the governor, Lt. governor, and the House ...

Members of the Texas Senate's Criminal Justice Committee heard testimony Wednesday on five bail-related bills aimed at ...

"We will play hardball on this issue," Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick said during a news conference. At the event, Patrick ...

DALLAS — Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick (R) said Wednesday he would play "hardball" to get passed a series of bills ...

Patrick and State Sen. Joan Huffman say the Senate has passed bail reform bills with bipartisan support numerous times, but ...

Opponents of the bail reform package say the proposed changes are based on false pretenses and could unjustly keep innocent people in jail.