Lt. Gov. Dewhurst Shuffles Senate Committee Chairs
Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst is making some big leadership changes ahead of the 2013 legislative session.
On Thursday morning, his office announced that he was shuffling committee chairs up for the remainder of the interim, appointing state Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, to chair the education committee, and replacing state Sen. Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, with state Sen. Kel Seliger R-Amarillo, as chair of the higher education committee.
Both Seliger and Patrick have pushed to lead the education committee since it was vacated by retiring state Sen. Florence Shapiro, R-Plano.
Dewhurst’s pick indicates his support for school choice legislation, for which ...
Comments (3)
Paula W
Sen. Patrick has to be about the worst possible choice for Chair of the Education Committee. I'm seriously concerned about the state of education in Texas, and I think Patrick's style of "innovation" is exactly the opposite of what we need. Why can't we get someone in charge of public education who is a true believer in public education!
"Senator Dan Patrick (R-Houston) has been appointed as Chair of the Senate Committee on Education, due to his strong interest in improving public education for children, instituting innovative change and providing for more school choice by parents."
gypsy314 ne
Now he is talking and getting it done for Texans I see a new Governor if he keeps taking care of Texans. Keep it up David Dewhurst. You have my vote.
julian heilig
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