The veteran president of the Texas Senate and the new speaker of the House did not start out on the same page.

Restrict bad books, help with deportations, infuse religion in schools and provide property tax relief – these are among the Patrick priorities.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick Announces First Round of Top 40 Priority Bills for the 2025 Legislative SessionAUSTIN - Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today upon announcing the first

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s top three priorities behind the budget are school couchers, a THC ban, and homestead exemptions.

Yellowstone creator Taylor Sheridan (accompanied by Dennis Quaid) at a Texas Senate Finance Committee hearing last year. Sheridan seems to have the ear of Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, setting up the potential for a massive overhaul of the Texas Moving Image Industry Incentive Program.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has previously said there is not enough support from lawmakers to pass a bill allowing casinos in Texas.

“I think it’s clear, but I’m also open to the idea that some doctors don’t see it that way, some hospitals don’t think that way,” said Patrick, a Republican who presides over the Texas Senate. “We don’t want to stand in the way of that, but we’re not going to open it up so that abortion is prevalent again in the state.”

House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 1, Jan. 22. The proposals include billions of dollars for border security, property tax cuts, public school funding, water infrastructure and private school vouchers.

Other states, including Utah and Arizona, are considering similar Bitcoin reserves, while federal strategies lean toward a broader crypto stockpile initiative.

Patrick is the first major Republican official in Texas to say he supports clarifying the state's near-total abortion ban this legislative session.

A fiscal note for SB 2 from the Texas Senate said the legislation would allow about 35,000 students to attend private school in 2027.