Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Thursday pressed Barack Obama over his support for law enforcement following recent violence involving police, telling the president “words matter” in his responses to such incidents.
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Criminal Justice
Patrick Invited to Town Hall With Obama
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is heading to the White House to participate in a town hall on race relations with President Barack Obama.
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Politics
Paxton Opinion Slams Schools’ Transgender Policies
In an advisory opinion, Attorney General Ken Paxton says the Fort Worth school superintendent exceeded his authority — and may have run afoul of state law — by issuing a policy to accommodate transgender students.
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Dan Patrick and the Backlash Over His Social Media Post (Video)
In the Roundup: Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick learns the dangers of pre-scheduling social media posts, a 2015 border security priority for the governor still awaits funding and the Texas Democratic Party prepares to gather for its convention.
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Analysis: In Texas, the Loyal Opposition is Dysfunctional
The Texas Democratic Party’s convention lands at a moment when the state’s Republicans are feverishly manufacturing topics for the opposition party to talk about. Will it matter?
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Analysis: Reaction to Patrick’s Tweet is Based on a History of Hostility
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is under fire for his comments after the shootings in a gay nightclub in Orlando, and he can only blame himself. His problem isn’t his intent; his problem is that his other actions of late made his critics’ worst suspicions plausible.
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Criminal Justice
Patrick Takes Heat for Pre-Scheduled Posts After Orlando Shooting
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick drew outrage Sunday morning for pre-scheduled social media posts that said “man reaps what he sows” hours after a mass shooting at a gay nightclub in Orlando, Fla. The posts had both been removed as of 11 a.m. Sunday.
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Public Education
Amid STAAR Upheaval, Panel Working on Fixes
As displeasure with Texas’ standardized testing regime mounts, all eyes are on a special panel the Legislature created to figure out whether to scrap the widely reviled STAAR exam.
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Health care
Texas Republicans Ask Obama, Congress for Zika Help
Texas’ top Senate Republicans on Monday upped the urgency on federal policymakers to do something about the Zika virus.
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Politics
Analysis: State GOP Pols Still Finding Voices to Back Trump
Before Texas Republicans can become evangelists for their presidential nominee, they’re going to have to reconcile themselves to Donald Trump.
