Dan Patrick

2023: The Best and Worst Legislators

Our scorecard of the Eighty-eighth Texas Legislature’s noisy scoundrels and quiet heroes.

Politics & Policy|
April 25, 2023

Dan Patrick Tries Out a Trumpy Nickname for Texas Speaker Dade Phelan

Amid a debate over competing property tax–relief plans, the lieutenant governor isn’t holding back. But is “California Dade” a good insult?

Politics & Policy|
September 8, 2022

Dan Patrick Demanded That Texas Retirement Funds Divest From BlackRock. But He Kept His Shares in the Firm.

The lieutenant governor said the company was “discriminating against the oil and gas industry." He didn’t mention his own holdings in the firm.

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