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Of Senate's debate on HB438: Sen Hegar introduces the bill (starts at 13hrs, 12mins, 13sec) Sen. Patrick – forces a vote on Property Tax Appraisal Caps Amendment to HB438 (starts at 13hr, 13min, 00sec)


Of Senate's debate on HB1: Sen. Patrick - state overall budget (starts at 9hr, 54min, 52sec)


Of Senate's debate on SB920: Sen. Patrick - Ultrasound Requirement before an Abortion (starts at 2hr, 07min, 20sec)


Of Senate's debate on HB1034: Sen. Patrick - Placing "Under God" in Texas pledge (starts at 8hrs, 09min, 30sec)


Of Senate's budget debate: Sen. Patrick and Sen. Ogden -overall budget debate (starts at 1hr, 32min, 45sec) -AND-

Sen. Patrick and Sen. Williams - border security funding (starts at 4hr, 36min, 10sec) -AND-

Sen. Patrick, Sen. Gallegos, Sen. Lucio and Sen. Whitmire - property owners who receive tax cuts are "rich." (starts at 5hr, 1min, 20sec) (Real Video - Apr. 12, 2007).


Of Senator Patrick's Personal Privilege speech following the Senate's opening prayer. (Real Video - Apr 4, 2007 starts at 1hr and 45 min).


Of Senator Patrick's remarks on: Privacy amendment to electric deregulation (starts at 1hr, 52min) -AND-

Truth in taxation amendment to electric deregulation bill (starts at 1hr, 58min) -AND-

Spending reduction question from Sen. Shapleigh (starts at 2hr, 3min, 35sec) (Real Video - Mar. 15, 2007).


Of Senator Patrick and Senator Shapleigh's debate on English language in public schools. (Real Video - Mar. 15, 2007 starts at 1hr).


Of Senator Patrick's pastor Randy Weaver delivery of the invocation (Real Video - Mar. 14, 2007 starts at 1 minute).


Of Senator Patrick's remarks on "SR 384 " (conduct in the Texas Youth Commission). (Real Video - Feb 28, 2007 starts at 28 min).


Of Senator Patrick's Sales Tax Holiday Press Conference. (Real Video - Feb 28, 2007).


Of Senator Patrick's remarks on spending on high school sports (Senate Education Committee). (Real Video - Feb 27, 2007 starts at 20 min, 20 sec.).


Of Senator Patrick's $1 Million Dollar Press Conference. (Real Video - Feb 14, 2007).


Of Senator Patrick's remarks on "SCR 20" (busting the spending cap). (Real Video - Feb 14, 2007 starts at 1 hour 13 min 48 secs).


Of Senate's approval of Sen. Patrick's "In God We Trust" resolution. (Real Video - Jan 30, 2007 starts at 30 min 40 secs).


Of Senate floor debate on the "Blocker Bill." (Real Video - Jan 9, 2007 starts at 2 min 30 secs).


FortBendNow - August 21, 2008
Dan Patrick (R-Houston) and Rep. Frank Corte Jr. (R-San Antonio) requested an opinion recently from Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott as to whether it ...


Houston Chronicle - August 20, 2008
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, and Rep. Frank Corte, R-San Antonio, asked Abbott this week for his legal opinion with an eye to the legislative session that begins ....


FortBendNow - August 20, 2008
Dan Patrick (R-Houston) and Rep. Dwayne Bohac (R-Houston) have presented a plan they say will address skyrocketing property tax bills. ...


American Thinker - August 20, 2008
Dan Patrick of Houston asked whether the Texas Legislature has the authority to deter local governments from adopting policies — or to invalidate existing ...


El Paso Times - August 19, 2008
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, sent Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott two letters earlier this month, asking him to rule whether anti-immigration measures similar ...


Houston Chronicle - August 14, 2008
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, pushed for the 2011 requirement for charter buses. "The charter buses are what I'm most concerned about," Patrick said. ...


Herald Zeitung - July 25, 2008
Dan Patrick of Houston, isn’t so sure. “This program should be abolished moving forward. It’s turned out to be a colossal waste of taxpayer money,” Patrick ...


USA Today - July 24, 2008
Dan Patrick of Houston, a critic of the program, said he wasn’t surprised by the results. He described the initiative as a "feel-good" program that is not ...


USA Today - July 23, 2008
Dan Patrick said. "We need the coaches and parents to help monitor the children and not have the taxpayers pick up the expense." Kim Rogers, spokeswoman for ...


Houston Chronicle - July 23, 2008
Dan Patrick of Houston, a critic of the steroids testing, said he wasn't surprised by the results. He described the initiative as a "feel good" program that


Houston Chronicle - June 30th, 2008
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, one of seven state lawmakers to vote against the steroid-testing program, wants it abolished. There are 181 members in the Texas ...


El Paso Times -June 29, 2008
Dan Patrick, R-Houston. Patrick and other conservatives propose abolishing school property taxes, starting over on Texas' much-maligned new business tax and ...


Houston Chronicle - June 25th, 2008
Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, wants the tax scrapped. "I'd like to repeal it and have a discussion on the best way to move forward in bringing in the funding we need," said Patrick, who suggested looking for savings in the budget and then increasing the sales tax, an idea many oppose, if more money is needed....


By paulburka - June 18th, 2008
AUSTIN – Senator Dan Patrick developed a plan to give businesses more time to calculate and file their franchise taxes. Although this plan would have cost the state nothing, and did not require the gathering of legislators in a special ...


By paulburka - June 15th, 2008
One other point of note: Dan Patrick was very visible at the convention. In a part of the convention center that was apart from the area where the convention business was going on, he was broadcasting on his radio station. ... 


Dallas Morning News - June 11, 2008
Dan Patrick, R-Houston. "You have to inspire people to vote." Mr. Patrick said Republicans in Texas must prove their mettle by working to secure the borders ...


Dallas Morning News - June 11, 2008
Dan Patrick, a Houston Republican, wants to postpone the tax until further notice. Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst, a Republican, created his own stir when he ...


Dallas Morning News - June 9, 2008
Dan Patrick, a Republican state senator and radio talk show host from Houston, predicted most Christian conservatives will vote for Mr. McCain but won't ...


Villager - June 3, 2008
The bill was sponsored by Dan Patrick, R-Houston, a radio talk-show host who is now state senator from northwest Harris County, and State Rep. ...


Jacksonville Daily Progress - May 27, 2008
Dan Patrick. So Perry’s become quite social over casual conversation with lawmakers, often centering on family. Sometimes state business comes up, ...


Southern Political Report - May 19, 2008
Dan Patrick (R), a conservative radio station owner and talk show host who has a strong following in the Houston area, is getting mentioned for the ...


Marshall News Messenger - May 16, 2008
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, who was not in the state Senate in 2006 when the margin tax was adopted. The tax is convoluted and confusing, and it punishes many ...


Houston Chronicle - May 16, 2008
Dan Patrick, a Houston Republican who's a strong critic of the tax, said Perry should call a special legislative session and that the tax should be repealed ...


May 15, 2008
But Dan Patrick's got the banner -- a 50-foot-long sign along Interstate 10 near Sealy. The Houston state senator says he had nothing to do with it. But there it is -- one constituent's clarion call for change in Austin. ...


By Evan Smith - May 15, 2008
... there’s an actual banner alongside an actual road promoting his candidacy. The conservative radio talker says he has nothing to do with it. Yeah, right. Then again, maybe it’s that other Dan Patrick, the sportscaster. ...


By paulburka - May 11, 2008
I overlooked a press release from Senator Dan Patrick in April that is worth a comment. Patrick hailed the Florida House of Representatives for passing a bill that would require abortion providers to perform an ultrasound procedure ...


Houston Chronicle - April 30th, 2008
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, said the Shipley raid underscores the need to increase legal immigration and provide the workforce needed by the local economy. ...


KHOU - Houston,TX,USA
Dan Patrick. In a letter to State Comptroller Susan Combs, Patrick asked the state comptroller to delay collecting the tax until October. ...


Houston Chronicle - April 27, 2008
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, and Rep. Dan Branch, R-Dallas, countered that districts should get credit for granting extra tax relief. "It's something we ought to ...


Houston Chronicle - April 25, 2008
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, was quick to respond. "What would we do with another 12 million?" he asked, referring to the estimated population of illegal ...


Houston Chronicle - April 14, 2008
Dan Patrick, R-Houston. Janek said he had long thought of Furse as his potential replacement in the Senate. He said his support for Furse is not the result ...


Houston Chronicle - April 1, 2008
Dan Patrick of Houston tried to pass a law last year opening up the UIL to such schools as Cornerstone, comparing discrimination against them to racial ...


Katy Times - March 31, 2008
Senator Dan Patrick also expressed his gratitude and dedication toward the endeavor. "I'm proud to be a part of Be An Angel, and I'm grateful for those who ...


LubbockOnline.com - March 29, 2008
And in 2006, radio talk show host Dan Patrick was elected to the Texas Senate. Tony Privett, a political consultant and owner of High Plains Research, ...


Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Jan 30, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, who authored the resolution to install the motto. In addition, Patrick suggested, senators “can look at the the words and (they) can ...


Houston Chronicle, TX - Jan 30, 2007
Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, won unanimous support Tuesday for a resolution to place the motto "In God We Trust" at the front of the Senate chamber. ...


Houston Chronicle, TX - Jan 29, 2007
Dan Patrick on Monday filed one of his longtime priorities, a constitutional amendment lowering the annual cap on homestead reappraisals from 10 percent to ...


Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Jan 28, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, said lawmakers should have paid for the tax cuts with spending reductions instead of higher taxes elsewhere. "I think it's unfair, ...


Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Jan 23, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston. Shapleigh told Nelson he hopes the committee addresses the problem of the uninsured, saying El Paso is the least-insured big city in ...


San Antonio Express, TX - Jan 23, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, filed SB 268, which would impose a 10 percent fee on wire transfers of less than $5000 to foreign countries. ...


Houston Chronicle, TX - Jan 22, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, filed SB268, which would impose a 10 percent fee on wire transfers of less than $5000 to foreign countries. ...


Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Jan 22, 2007
Just back from a four-day tour of the Texas-Mexico border in South Texas, Houston Sen. Dan Patrick this afternoon made good on another campaign promise. ...


San Antonio Express, TX - Jan 22, 2007
Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso, and Dan Patrick, R-Houston, and Dewhurst's gubernatorial ambitions. Shapleigh — as close to a liberal bomb thrower as the Senate ...


Houston Chronicle, TX - Jan 21, 2007
Eliot Shapleigh, D-El Paso, and Dan Patrick, R-Houston, and Dewhurst's gubernatorial ambitions. Shapleigh — as close to a liberal bomb thrower as the Senate ...


Monitor, TX - Jan 20, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston. “At the end of the day, I don’t care whether you’re from Cameron County or Harris County. You care about the same things.” ...


Brownsville Herald, TX - Jan 20, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston. “At the end of the day, I don’t care whether you’re from Cameron County or Harris County. You care about the same things.” ...


Medical News Today (press release), UK - Jan 19, 2007
Dan Patrick (R) last week filed a measure that would ban abortion in the state if Roe v. Wade , the 1973 Supreme Court decision that effectively barred ...


Monitor, TX - Jan 18, 2007
Dan Patrick is a hard-line Republican radio host from Houston who based much of his campaign on the illegal immigration issue. The first-term legislator is ...


Austin American-Statesman (subscription), TX - Jan 18, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, moved to abolish the rule when the Senate adopted its operating policies for the legislative session. He failed 30-1. ...


Kaiser network.org, DC - Jan 17, 2007
Dan Patrick (R) last week filed a measure that would ban abortion in the state if Roe v. Wade , the 1973 Supreme Court decision that effectively barred ...


Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - Jan 17, 2007
Dan Patrick, one of the most conservative legislators, said he approved of the governor's call for teamwork to find reasonable solutions on issues. ...


Houston Chronicle, TX - Jan 15, 2007
AUSTIN — Houston's new state senator, talk show host Dan Patrick, will serve as vice chair of the Senate International Relations and Trade Committee, ...


UT The Daily Texan, TX - Jan 15, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, a former talk show host, campaigned on a promise for a pre-emptive ban on abortion in case the US Supreme Court reverses its 1973 ...


News 8 Austin, TX - Jan 15, 2007
Meanwhile, over in the Senate, freshman senator and Republican talk show host Dan Patrick mounted his own mini rules revolt. ...


Houston Chronicle, TX - Jan 15, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, already has made it clear that he will be a maverick who tries to push the Senate to the right. "Perhaps that translates back to the ...


Fort Worth Star Telegram, TX - Jan 15, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, said the wire fee would help compensate hospitals for the expense of providing care to illegal immigrants. ...


San Antonio Express, TX - Jan 14, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, already has made it clear he will be a maverick who tries to push the Senate to the right. "Perhaps that translates back to the Big ...


Houston Chronicle, TX - Jan 14, 2007
Dan Patrick, R-Houston, already has made it clear that he will be a maverick who tries to push the Senate to the right. "Perhaps that translates back to the ...


Dallas Morning News (subscription), TX - Jan 12, 2007 Dan Patrick, an outspoken Houston Republican and radio talk show host, was named to be a member of several committees, including the health and human ...