Tag Archives: Dan Patrick
The Interview: Elliott Naishtat
Parting words from the Lege’s ‘New Yorker.'
Elliott Naishtat, who served 26 years in the Lege, has advice for the aspiring reps in the seven-way contest for his seat: Be persistent, and be polite....Read More
One Planned Parenthood Investigation Backfired. Here’s Why The Next Won’t.
Anti-abortion activist David Daleiden has been indicted on felony charges in Houston, but Texas still has two more investigations underway....Read More
Our Year in Greg Abbott
The more things change, the more the governor campaigns.
On January 20, 2015, Governor Greg Abbott and Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick were sworn in amid inauguration festivities intended to signal the beginning of a ...Read More
Refreshingly Fascist
It's easy to avoid hypocrisy when you don't have any principles in the first place.
I have a question I’m afraid to hear the answer to: is there any degree of hypocrisy, or ideological dishonesty, that people won’t put up with when it comes...Read More
Texas’ Great Achievements in Political Internetting, 2015
Despite a great deal of evidence suggesting that this is a terrible idea, elected officials in Texas are able to post their thoughts on the Internet. They have ...Read More
The Things We Feared, 2015
Before we hurtle into 2016, let’s take a look back at everything, and everyone, that terrified us — or was supposed to.
Will the fever subside next year? Highly unlikely. It’s a presidential year, after all, and the clearest pathway to the White House is through the amygdala â€...Read More
Closing Our Doors, Closing Our Minds to Syrian Refugees
No statement from the Governor’s Mansion in the last year summoned as much bile in my well-worn throat as Abbott’s vociferous declarations that Texas would ...Read More
Plenty of Room in the Chamber for Senate Christmas Tree
The ornaments were hung by the lite guv with care.
Patrick celebrated his great idea to buy a tree for the Senate chamber at a press availability today. Hanging one small ornament with care (to ensure local TV d...Read More
Dan Patrick Finds The One
The lieutenant governor's relationship with Ted Cruz hasn't always been this cozy.
Would it be rude to point out that Patrick backed poor David Dewhurst in the 2012 Senate election that catapulted Cruz to power? Or gauche to remember that the ...Read More