AUSTIN – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued the following statement today: “Each session, the 31 members of the Texas Senate file thousands of bills. Some are duplicates because members often have similar priorities voiced to them by their constituents. The tradition has been for bill numbers 1 through 20 to indicate the Lt. Governor’s and... Read more »| Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick
Updated at 1:43 p.m. to include statement from Equality Texas CEO Ricardo Martinez.| Dallas News
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