Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who controls the Senate, did not respond to an interview request.
Author: Texas Tribune
Texas in recent years has increasingly mirrored Trump’s aggressive immigration agenda.
Trans people, lawyers working to understand exact changes resulting from new law.
Idea being driven by President Trump’s advisers, who want edge in midterm elections, experts say.
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick finds himself in the unfamiliar position of taking flak from conservatives.
Health care, farmers, emergency management get attention from Legislature.
“It’s the last day of the Texas Legislature. Here’s what they did.” was first published by The Texas Tribune, a nonprofit, nonpartisan media organization that informs Texans — and engages with them — about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues. Texas lawmakers are set to gavel out of their 140-day legislative session on Monday after passing a raft of conservative policies, from private school vouchers to tighter bail laws, that furthered the state’s march to the right. The Legislature is wrapping up without the same drama that defined the end of the last two sessions, when Democratic walkouts, a…