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Dan Patrick

Reefer Madness Returns to Texas with Dan Patrick’s THC Ban

If the governor signs SB 3 into law, thousands of jobs and billions in revenue could soon disappear.

by Kit O'Connell

Keep Reading

Legislature Mandates Sheriff-ICE Cooperation in Jails or Streets

by Francesca D’Annunzio and Gus Bova

Texas House Passes Raft of Dan Patrick Priorities Imposing Conservative Mandates on Public Ed

by Joelle DiPaolo

Abbott’s Bail Crackdown Meets Mixed Fate in Texas House

by Michelle Pitcher

Seated at a long podium, Greg Abbott looks over at Dan Patrick as he speaks into a microphone. Behind them is the seal of the state of Texas. Nov 04, 2022

Right-Wing Protectionism is Costing Texas

Laws banning the state from doing business with banks that are dubbed anti-fossil fuel or anti-gun will likely cost hundreds of millions in higher interest rates.

by Justin Miller

An illustration of Mike Collier, standing behind Dan Patrick, both seen in partial profile wearing suits. Oct 24, 2022

Mike Collier Wants Texans to Give Up Red Meat

In his rematch against the state’s far-right lieutenant governor, this Democratic underdog hopes pragmatism can break through to the electorate.

by Justin Miller

Aug 05, 2022

The Fascist Circus Comes to CPAC Texas

Republican politicians joined Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán for speeches laced with antisemitism and overt Christian nationalism.

by Steven Monacelli

Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signs HB7, also dubbed the "stop woke" bill, at Mater Academy Charter Middle/High School in Hialeah Gardens, Florida. May 13, 2022

Right-Wingers Gain Ground in Texas School Board Elections

Anti-“critical race theory” crusaders picked up seats in May elections around the state as part of a nationwide movement.

by Michelle Pitcher

Texas Alamo Illustration May 11, 2022

Texas’ White Guy History Project

The 1836 Project—the GOP's taxpayer-funded "patriotic education"—will indoctrinate unsuspecting domestic migrants with fables about Texas history.

by James Dobbins

Students in a seeming ocean of blue gowns and caps listen, seated in rows of plastic chairs at a graduation ceremony. Mar 21, 2022

DISRUPT, DEPLETE, DESTROY

The GOP’s 25-year-old playbook to kill the public school once and for all.

by Christopher Collins

Feb 23, 2022

Dan Patrick’s Ban on Tenure Could Devastate Texas’ University System

The lieutenant governor’s proposal would not only do away with academic freedom; it would make attracting the best faculty near impossible.

by Jordan Vonderhaar

Dec 28, 2021

Political Retirements Will Paint Texas a Fresh Coat of Red in 2022

The state’s newly redrawn political maps set off an exodus among Democrats and moderate Republicans. If you thought 2021 was brutal, 2022 may be worse.

by Justin Miller

Oct 25, 2021

Dan Patrick’s Critical Erasure

The lieutenant governor continues his crusade against those who challenge the racist mythologies of Texas.

by Justin Miller

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