Tag: Dan Patrick

Texas Judges Free To Refuse Gay Marriages

The Texas Supreme Court has updated ethics rules, saying judges across the state may refuse same-sex weddings if…

Texas Legislature launches new investigating committees for July 4 floods

The Texas House and Senate will convene new bipartisan committees to investigate the July 4 floods that devastated…

New legislative panels will investigate “facts and circumstances” of deadly Central Texas floods

Top Republicans in the Texas Legislature have announced the creation of committees tasked with “getting to the bottom…

Texas A&M President Mark A. Welsh III to step down after a week of turmoil, viral video

Texas A&M University President Mark A. Welsh III will step down on Friday after more than a week…

Texas A&M president to step down after turmoil over gender identity lesson

Texas A&M University’s president Mark Welsh will step down on Friday after turmoil ignited over a gender identity…

Texas lawmakers form committees to study campus free speech after Charlie Kirk killing

In the wake of the murder of right-wing commentator Charlie Kirk, the Texas Legislature created two committees, one…

Texas Legislature OKs GOP map adding up to 5 new Republican-leaning House seats

The Texas Legislature has approved a new congressional map that could give Republicans up to five additional U.S.…

‘You were nowhere to be found,’ Hearing reveals emergency leaders not available when deadly flood hit

AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Kerr County leaders are facing mounting scrutiny over their handling of the Fourth of July…