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Dan Patrick Beats Texas Lt. Governor Dewhurst In Runoff
HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Dan Patrick saluted the Tea Party during his victory speech as he unseated longtime Republican incumbent Lt. Governor David Dewhurst. The state Senator from Houston began the...
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Texas Tea Party Even Stronger After Runoffs
AUSTIN (AP) - Losing ground elsewhere in the U.S., the tea party emerged from Texas’ primary runoffs mightier than ever in the nation’s biggest conservative stronghold, sacking Republican Lt. Gov....
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In Patrick, Texas May Find Another Tea Party Star
SALADO, Texas (AP) - Scoffing at the issue of climate change was easy, but tea party favorite Dan Patrick also didn’t miss the chance to savage the White House’s purported efforts to slow it – really...
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After Big Win In Runoff, Patrick Focuses On Democratic Opponent
HOUSTON (CBS 11 NEWS) - Amid cheers at his election night party, Republican State Senator Dan Patrick of Houston gave credit to a key group of supporters: “Salute the Tea Party of Texas,” Patrick said....
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Expert Says Border Plans Won’t Work
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - Republican lieutenant governor candidate Dan Patrick has long made border security his number one campaign priority. “We have to secure the border,” he has said. This is...
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Lt. Governor Hopefuls Give Dueling Speeches
AUSTIN (AP) - The state senators vying to be the next Texas lieutenant governor are set to address the same audience. Democratic Sen. Leticia Van de Putte of San Antonio will address Thursday’s annual...
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Lt. Governor Nominees Set To Debate
AUSTIN (AP) - The state senators vying to be Texas’ next lieutenant governor are squaring off in their only scheduled debate. Republican Dan Patrick, a conservative radio talk show host and Houston tea...
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Debate Preview: What Texas Lt. Gov. Candidates Must Do To Win
Jack Fink | @CBS11Jack DALLAS, Texas (CBS 11 NEWS) – With a 10 to 12 point lead in the polls, analysts say the race to be the next Lieutenant Governor of Texas is Republican Dan Patrick’s to lose....
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Lt. Gov. Candidates Patrick, Van de Putte Go On Attack In Debate
AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — The state senators vying to be Texas’ next lieutenant governor tore into one another Monday night during their only scheduled debate, clashing on immigration, education and tax...
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Governor-Elect Abbott Ready To Work
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) - Chris Dorn voted for Democrat Wendy Davis. But he still wishes Republican Greg Abbott well as the state’s new Governor. “I’m always willing...
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Texas Senate’s Top Insurgent Becomes Its Chief
AUSTIN (AP) — When Dan Patrick first got to the Texas Senate in 2007, his tone and style were so combative that a Republican colleague decided a Cosa Nostra-like lesson was in order for the tea party...
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Patrick To Detail State Legislative Priorities
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (AP) - Incoming Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is to detail promises of tax cuts and other priorities for the legislative session. The Republican tea party favorite...
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Final Preps Underway For Inauguration In Austin
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM) – For the first time in 14 years, Texas will swear in a new Governor. A day before the big event, crews made final preparations on the south...
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Abbott Sworn In As New Texas Governor
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (CBSDFW.COM/AP) - After spending 14 years as Texas governor, Rick Perry watched as his successor is sworn into the office on Tuesday. Greg Abbott officially...
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New Lt. Gov. Patrick Promises More Conservative Texas
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - Tea party favorite Dan Patrick has been sworn in as Texas’ new lieutenant governor and will oversee the powerful state Senate. A devout...
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Patrick Says ‘Open Carry’ Not Top Priority
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (AP) - After pledging in his campaign to fight for open carry of handguns in Texas, Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick now says it’s not a priority and doesn’t...
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Patrick Asks Texans To Protect Marriage
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (AP) - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has urged a gathering of religious and social conservatives to become an army of supporters to help him and other Christian...
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Texas ‘John Wayne Day’ Honors Actor’s Birthday
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (AP) – Wearing a brown plaid coat worn by John Wayne in 1945’s “Flame of Barbary Coast,” Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has declared a day in honor of the...
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Texas Legislature Ends 2015 Session
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (AP) – The final gavel has fallen on the Texas Legislature’s 2015 session. House Speaker Joe Straus excused his chamber just before 1 p.m., shortly after...
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Legislature Ends With Lt. Gov. Patrick Denying 2018 Plans
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (AP) — Texas lawmakers are shifting back into campaign mode now that the legislative session is over, but Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he’s not...
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Cruz Names Dan Patrick As Texas Chairman & Gets Support Of Former Perry Backers
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz has picked up the backing of a Texas billionaire and the state’s lieutenant governor, his...
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Bathroom Policy Draws Lt. Gov. & Others To School Board Meeting
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – The bathroom battle has come back to North Texas and this time the Fort Worth Independent School District is at the center of the...
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Twitterverse Debates Gov. Abbott’s Tweet On Obama’s Trans Bathroom Order
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter TWITTERVERSE (CBSDFW.COM) – A tweet sent Tuesday by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) (from his personal feed) comparing the Obama administration’s transgender bathroom...
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Gov. Abbott Addresses Transgender Debate At Book Signing
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Governor Greg Abbott was in Fort Worth Sunday to sign copies of his new book, “Broken But Unbowed” and weighed in on the debate regarding...
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FWISD Talks Transgender Rules As State Works On Policy
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter FORT WORTH (CBSDFW.COM) – Texas leaders on Tuesday are set to take the next step in clarifying the state’s bathroom policy. Meanwhile, the Fort Worth Independent...
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Deletes Bible Tweet After Shooting
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (AP) – Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has deleted a tweet quoting the New Testament that he posted after the deadly Orlando nightclub shooting. Hours after the...
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Cruz’s Popularity Takes A Hit In KTVT-CBS 11/Dixie Strategies Poll
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – Sen. Ted Cruz won the Republican presidential primary in Texas with nearly 44 percent of the vote. But most voters now do not think very...
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Trump Taps Patrick As Texas Chairman
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (AP) – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has been named Donald Trump’s Texas state chairman — the same position he held for Ted Cruz before Cruz dropped out of the...
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Lt. Governor Dan Patrick Seeks Re-Election In 2018
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (CBSDFW) – Amid speculation that he would run for Governor of Texas, Lt. Governor Dan Patrick announced Monday morning that he plans on running for...
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Texas Rangers Helping Find Brady’s Missing Jersey
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter HOUSTON (CBSDFW.COM) – Tom Brady pushed the New England Patriots to a historic overtime victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl on Sunday night at NRG...
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Patrick Backs Special Session For ‘Bathroom Bill’
Follow CBSDFW.COM: Facebook | Twitter AUSTIN (AP) – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is clamoring for a special legislative session unless the Texas House approves two bills it was already expected to pass, a...
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Texas ‘Bathroom Bill’ Fading As Legislative Session Wraps Up
AUSTIN (AP) — Texas’ legislative session was winding down Sunday, with an all-but dead “bathroom bill” targeting transgender people caught in a clash between mainstream Republicans and the most...
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Gov. Abbott Expected To Announce Re-Election Campaign Friday
AUSTIN (AP) – Gov. Greg Abbott is expected to formally announce his campaign for re-election next year on Friday afternoon in San Antonio. Abbott is promising a “major campaign announcement” at 3 p.m....
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Dallas CEOs Express Concerns Over ‘Bathroom Bill’
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – As members of the Texas Legislature continue to debate the so-called ‘bathroom bill’ during a 30-day special session in Austin, a collection of Dallas business leaders on Monday...
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Texas House OKs School Finance Fix Amid Senate Uncertainty
AUSTIN (AP) – The Texas House has again approved a sweeping, $1.6 billion plan to begin overhauling the state’s troubled school finance system. Republican Rep. Dan Huberty’s proposal increases...
View ArticleTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Released From Hospital Following Heart Procedure,...
TEXAS (CBSDFW.COM) — Lieutenant Governor of Texas Dan Patrick was hospitalized this week after experiencing “significant chest pain,” officials said. In a statement released by his office, it said that...
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Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Says He’s ‘All In’ On Risking Health To Lift...
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/CNN) — On Monday, Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick insisted he’s “all in” on lifting social distancing guidelines amid the coronavirus pandemic in order to get the economy back...
View ArticleTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Covers Jailed Dallas Salon Owner Shelley Luther’s...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – After Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton called for her “immediate release,” Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he will be covering a fine owed by Dallas salon owner Shelley Luther, who is...
View ArticleOther Businesses And Legal Experts Watching As Jailed Dallas Salon Owner...
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) – A Dallas hair salon owner’s confinement has prompted calls from state leaders for her release from jail. The Texas attorney general, governor, and lieutenant governor all weighed...
View ArticleTexas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Criticizes Dr. Anthony Fauci, Says ‘He Doesn’t...
AUSTIN, Texas (CBSDFW.COM/AP) — Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says the nation’s top infectious disease expert “doesn’t know what he’s talking about” as Patrick defends the state’s handling of the pandemic...
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