AUSTIN — The Texas Legislature may clarify for medical professionals when it’s legal to perform a life-saving abortion, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said this week. “We need to clarify any language ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Texas Senate, says that Texas' abortion ban should be amended to "clarify any language so that doctors are not in fear of being penalized if they think ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick on Sunday said the Legislature should amend the language of the state’s near-total abortion ban to address confusion over when doctors may terminate pregnancies.

As the bill-signing deadline looms, pressure increases on Abbott to veto the so-called THC ban that is strongly backed by Lt.

A Texas court has temporarily stopped the City of San Antonio from funding efforts to help residents travel out of state to ...

State Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, left, talks to Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick after Hughes' anti-abortion bill passed in the Senate Chamber at the Capitol on Tuesday, March 30, 2021.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick (R) vowed to keep fighting for a total THC ban in Texas after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) vetoed such a ban but signaled willingness to accept certain facets of one. In a statement ...

It’s an unusual situation for the lieutenant governor, long viewed by GOP activists as a stalwart conservative responsible ...

Texas bill clarifying state's abortion law unanimously passed by Senate 00:27. The Texas Senate approved changes Tuesday to the state's strict abortion law that both Republicans and Democrats say ...

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, who presides over the Senate, thanked Sen. Bryan Hughes, R-Mineola, for his work crafting a proposal that garnered “universal support from all sides.” ...

A raft of social conservative priorities backed by Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick hang in the balance, including efforts to infuse more religion into public schools. By Jasper Scherer May 14, 2025 5 AM Central ...

WASHINGTON — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has been tapped to chair President Donald Trump’s new commission on religious liberty, which was announced during the National Day of Prayer celebration at ...