The slate is a broad array of legislation all intended to accomplish one main objective: to build more dispatchable power in the state.
Patrick appointed 12 Republicans and one Democrat to chair the Senate's committees, calling them the "best equipped group of senators in Texas history."
Tarrant County’s representatives in the Texas Legislature have held important chairmanships in past sessions and likely will again.
Commercial casinos are banned in Texas, but a political action committee funded by a Las Vegas corporation hopes to change that.
Sen. Robert Nichols voiced his potential support for increased gun restrictions, expanded abortion access, and opposed Governor Greg Abbott on school choice.
Frazier faces Democrat Sheena King in a district poised to favor a Republican.
State Rep. Phil King, who won the Republican nomination for Powell’s seat, is set to be the district’s next senator.
Patrick is on track to get the Senate he wanted heading into the legislative session in 2023.
Powell narrowly won the seat in 2018 and her reelection is unlikely after the Texas Legislature redrew the district to favor the GOP.
The North Texas seat is occupied by Democrat Beverly Powell, but now favors Republicans after redistricting.
The Texas Senate gave initial approval to the new map to shore up support for most incumbents in the chamber.
Three Senate seats could go to new Republicans in the next election and the lieutenant governor has said who he wants to fill them.
