A GOP leader, Patrick has been a staunch advocate for Christian values in his role presiding over the Texas Senate.

Officials said that the suspect, who had been wanted for attempted capital murder since Wednesday, was found dead in the building where he was barricaded.

Gov. Greg Abbott is a top sponsor and Speaker Dustin Burrows will be the first sitting speaker to address the gathering, as Republicans close ranks ahead of a tough midterm.

The reinstatement of Texas Tech quarterback Brendan Sorsby is one of the most resoundingly unpopular sports stories to come around in a long time, and veteran radio host Dan Patrick is concerned about the precedent the university and its supporters are setting by supporting Sorsby despite what Patrick called “a pattern over years and years.”…

The power struggle between old-school Bush Republicans and hardline conservatives predates President Donald Trump. But he has used his clout to help tip the scales.

Mary Liz Eastland failed to develop proper emergency plans or properly respond to the flood that killed 25 campers and two counselors last year, the order states.

The Austin lawmaker now faces an uphill battle against Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, the state’s second-highest executive, in November.

With their Republican nominations in hand, the two are favored to win their GOP-leaning seats in November to replace outgoing Reps. Jodey Arrington and Wesley Hunt.

John Cornyn is trying to fend off Ken Paxton. Both parties are picking attorney general nominees. And an oil and gas regulatory race has become uncharacteristically costly.

In the GOP runoff for Texas Railroad commissioner, billionaires, big oil companies and trade groups flood the campaign pockets of candidates Jim Wright and Bo French.

State Sen. Mayes Middleton says Rep. Chip Roy betrayed the MAGA movement, while Roy says Middleton isn't qualified to work at the attorney general’s office, let alone lead it.

Roy is the only candidate who’s “able and prepared to do the job,” Fairly said. Roy’s opponent, Mayes Middleton, has been criticized for his lack of legal experience.

Gary Grief, former executive director of the now-dissolved Texas Lottery Commission, is alleged to have used his position to defraud the state during a 2023 Lotto Texas drawing.

The driving force behind Dan Patrick’s decision to retire at the end of his current contract is his desire to hang it up while he’s still great. It’s been nearly three years since Patrick began the longest retirement tour in sports radio history. And since that announcement, Patrick has maintained he will retire at the…

There’s a long line of college football programs and fans who never thought Lane Kiffin would eat their faces, so to speak, but they forgot that a leopard can’t change its spots. Ole Miss and its fans were the latest to learn that after Kiffin bailed on them in the middle of an undefeated season…

Texas was among the first states to heed Trump administration directives to revoke commercial driver’s licenses from some immigrants as a safety measure.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick and Texas House Speaker Dustin Burrows said they’re asking the state health agency to lift the fiber optics requirement that some camps are struggling to address.

The lieutenant governor endorsed state Sen. Mayes Middleton over U.S. Rep. Chip Roy for the Republican attorney general nod. And he backed Railroad Commissioner Jim Wright over challenger Bo French.

(RNS) — The wall Baptists built — and are now dismantling.

The NFL schedule release is two weeks out, and the Los Angeles Chargers are practically sitting on a gold mine. Albert Breer appeared on The Dan Patrick Show and raised what is probably an inevitable question at this point: Will the Chargers, who have built a reputation as the most willing team in the league…

A Trump administration agency has sued other states that sought to regulate Kalshi, Polymarket and other prediction operations under their gambling laws.

(RNS) — What if a food insecure senior felt coerced into joining in prayer or saying grace before receiving food from a church program supported by tax dollars?

Dan Patrick is calling his shot on the 2030 Super Bowl taking place in Tennessee. Patrick, who plans to retire from his eponymous show after the Super Bowl in 2028, reported Monday that the 2030 edition will be held in Nashville, Tennessee. “The 2030 Super Bowl, I was informed by a source on Saturday, that…

(RNS) — ‘Church-state separation ensures we are all free to live as ourselves and believe as we choose, as long as we don’t harm others,’ a church-state separationist countered.

Patrick “Seton” O’Connor, a longtime producer of The Dan Patrick Show, announced on Tuesday that he’s leaving his on-air role with the national sports radio show. “It doesn’t mean that I’m leaving The Dan Patrick Show entirely, it means I’m not doing the radio show anymore,” O’Connor explained on Tuesday. “So I’m going to leave…

Tiger Woods is unlikely to ever win another major championship, but Brandel Chamblee believes he should have won another 10. It once seemed like a foregone conclusion that Woods would eventually surpass Jack Nicklaus to leave the game of golf with more major championships than anyone in history. But after winning just one major since…

The lieutenant governor’s remarks are the latest sign that Republicans are worried about the fall midterms. The GOP has controlled the state House since 2003 and currently has an 88-62 advantage.

Four years ago, Dan Patrick announced he was embarking on an epically long retirement tour that would end after Super Bowl LXII in Atlanta in 2028. Before his show ends, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo made him an offer he couldn’t refuse. Russo was a guest on The Dan Patrick Show on Friday, and the two…

Patrick’s Friday release of priorities calls on lawmakers to study the emerging issues ahead of the 2027 legislative session.

The long-time Baltimore Ravens quarterback Kyle Boller's wife Carrie Prejean was in the Religious Liberty Commission before being removed by President Donald Trump