Lt. Governor Patrick has championed property tax relief over several legislative sessions and continued the education reforms he began as Chair of the Senate Education Committee, tackling the problems of failing schools and giving parents more choices for their children. He initiated a faith-based collaboration across the state that has resulted in hundreds more families volunteering to provide foster-care for children in the state system. He is an outspoken supporter of law enforcement and, among other things, initiated a program that ensures that every police officer on patrol in Texas has a bullet proof vest that is capable of withstanding a high caliber rifle shot. He is an out-spoken supporter of life and religious liberty.