A devastating flood is making national news, prompting people to wonder why Dan Patrick is acting governor of Texas while Greg Abbott is away.

With the Texas legislatures special session underway, state lawmakers are working on a bill that would fund sirens and flood ...

Texas Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick announced the list of bills the Senate will work on in the first called special session ...

State lawmakers have returned to Austin for a special session, with a potential ban on intoxicating THC products "high" on ...

Veterans and hemp-industry advocates accused bill backers of ignoring Gov. Greg Abbott's call for regulation instead of an outright ban.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, left, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, center, and Attorney General Ken Paxton pray during a roundtable conversation about race relations and policing at Gateway Church Dallas Campus ...

As opponents push for a veto, Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick is making a high-profile effort to support the ban. We look closer at the stakes in the battle over the ban. State of Texas: Medical ...

Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick, who was revealed to have tested positive for COVID-19 on Monday, has previously been under fire for controversial comments regarding lockdowns and vaccinations.

Acting as the Governor, Dan Patrick addressed the media and the parents of over 20 summer campers who are missing after the deadly floods on the 4th of July in Texas ...

Texas voters elect a lieutenant governor every four years. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was elected to his second term in office in 2018. This year, he's hoping to be elected to a third straight term.

Jordan Vonderhaar for The Texas Tribune Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks to reporters at a press conference at the state Capitol on Feb. 18, 2022. He was elected to a third term Tuesday night.

Texas voters elect a lieutenant governor every four years. Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick was elected to his second term in office in 2018. This year, he's hoping to be elected to a third straight term.