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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to name New York strip steak something less woke
New York steakhouses are pushing back, and one says it will sue the state.
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Texas Legislature proposes $400M cut to higher ed as Dan Patrick threatens university budgets over DEI
At a public event last week, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said higher ed would get less funding if they don’t ‘kick DEI out of their schools,’ a few weeks after lawmakers proposed a massive cut to public universities.
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Texas’ Greg Abbott, Dan Patrick spin conspiracy theories after Biden withdraws
Abbott suggested that the Democratic Party deliberately sabotaged the president, while Patrick tweeted that Biden’s exit was orchestrated by former President Obama.
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The booksellers’ revolt
Texas’ READER Act would have required vendors to rate books on “explicitness” before selling to schools — and blacklisted those that didn’t comply.
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Santa Wemby, Dan Patrick: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Lots of folks also checked out a viral clip of a San Antonio Spurs fan who couldn’t hit the basket when it mattered.
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Tim Dunn, the powerhouse GOP donor, to sell his West Texas oil company for $12 billion
Tim Dunn has used his wealth to establish a network of organizations that push his ultraconservative views across Texas. The deal comes amid a time of consolidation in the Permian Basin.
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Gov. Abbott calls Texas Lege back for an unprecedented fourth special session
The prior session ended with little to show, except a high-profile pissing match between House Speaker Dade Phelan and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.
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With time running out, Texas Senate punts on taking action on border bill
The Senate on Sunday afternoon failed to take action on a border security bill, leaving virtually no time to pass the bill before the special session ends on Tuesday.
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Here’s who gets money from Defend Texas Liberty, the PAC whose leader met with white supremacist Nick Fuentes
The group has funded candidates and groups like the Texas GOP who have pushed fellow Republicans to take a harder line against things like illegal immigration and transgender people.
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TikTok Twins, Eva Longoria: The top 10 headlines in San Antonio this week
Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick also loaned $125,000 to Attorney General Ken Paxton — yes, the same guy whose impeachment trial he’s supposed to impartially preside over.
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Bexar County property taxes due Jan. 31, but relief may soon be on the way
The Texas State House and Senate are working on proposals that could save homeowners hundreds of dollars in property taxes.
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CEO of Texas medical cannabis supplier talks about changes he wants from state lawmakers
Cannabis advocates are pushing the Department of Public Safety to streamline rules for the state’s so-called Compassionate Use Program.
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott expands lead against Beto O’Rourke, according to new poll
Abbott holds a commanding 11 point lead despite the majority of voters saying the state is headed in the wrong direction.
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In Texas, where money has long dominated politics, Greg Abbott is in a league of his own
The two-term governor’s donors enjoy access, appointments to boards and commissions, and a chance to bend the ear of a politician who may harbor bigger ambitions.
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says Texas’ big-city mayors could be next targets of migrant buses
‘Look out your window, you might see a bus coming to you one day in the future, and the buses are going to keep coming,’ Patrick said of Gov. Greg Abbott’s controversial plan to bus asylum seekers out of South Texas.
