Texas Governor Greg Abbott is set to sign the "One Big Beautiful Map" bill, which faces potential legal challenges.

Patrick is running for his fourth term as the lieutenant governor of Texas. He has been in the position since 2014.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, while presiding over a session of lawmakers pursuing redistricting, got angry at observers who didn’t stand for a prayer.

The Texas House will hear and potentially vote on a bill authored by east Texan Rep. Cody Harris (R-Palestine) that would mandate a 16-month study on east Texas aquifers and prevent people from ...

The lieutenant governor won his seat in 2014 by 20 percentage points. Collier is the closest a Democrat has come to defeating Patrick, who first ran for the Texas Senate in 2006.

The lieutenant governor is the second-highest job in Texas politics – and arguably the most influential, because that person decides which legislation lives and dies.

Three Democrats are running for lieutenant governor: State Rep. Michelle Beckley (D-Carrollton), former Vice Chair of the Texas Democratic Party Carla Brailey, Ph.D., and Mike Collier, who was the ...

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The lieutenant governor is the second-highest job in Texas politics – and arguably the most influential, because that person decides which legislation lives and dies.

The lieutenant governor is the second-highest job in Texas politics – and arguably the most influential, because that person decides which legislation lives and dies.