As new session begins, Lt. Gov. Patrick calling for lawmakers to pass the Dementia Prevention Research Institute and offer new hope to families facing Alzheimer's.

AUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today following the election of Rep. Dustin Burrows, R-Lubbock, as Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives:

AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s reelection campaign entered the new year with $33.5 million in its coffers. The sum is “the second highest” balance recorded by a state officeholder in Texas history, his campaign said.

The last 25 years of complete Republican control have been a beatdown for working families, and Texas House Democrats know the time for change is now."

The Texas Tribune’s politics podcast digs into what the speaker’s race tells us about the next 140 days in Austin.

Lawmakers will have a nearly $24 billion surplus that will boost the budget over the next two years. Here’s how some lawmakers plan to spend it.

Vouchers are poised to take center stage as the GOP-led Legislature opens a new session on Tuesday, along with a litany of other conservative priorities like immigration.

From debating school vouchers and improving the state’s water supply to reining in property taxes, the GOP-led body will look to pass its conservative priorities amid fighting within the party.

AUSTIN — The 89th legislative session began Tuesday with members of the Texas House electing Rep. Dustin Burrows as their new speaker after a month-long divisive battle among Republicans. Burrows won the speaker's race by a vote of 85-55.

Cook has support from some top Texas Republicans, including Attorney General Ken Paxton and Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick. Governor Greg Abbott has ... James Talarico (D-Austin) believes the Speaker’s race is being influenced by outside sources who want to ...

As the new House Speaker Rep. Burrows (R-Lubbock) will have a critical role in deciding the legislative priorities during the new session.

Dan Patrick and his billionaire donors ... Lawmakers are supposed to come to Austin to debate what’s best for Texas. Out-of-control campaign donations have turned the Legislature into a sham ...