AUSTIN– Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued this statement today upon adjourning the 88th Legislature Regular Session Sine Die: “Today, the Texas Senate adjourned the 88th Legislature Regular Session Sine Die. This was a session with significant victories for Texans but, unfortunately, far too many of the people’s conservative priorities, sponsored by the Senate, were killed in the Texas House.
“The Texas Senate passed all 30 of our priority bills by April 21, with plenty of time for passage through the Texas House. Ultimately, we were able to deliver significant victories for Texans by addressing many key issues facing our state. We sent these key bills to Gov. Greg Abbott’s desk:
• Sweepingreforms to strengthen our power grid
• The largest pushback against woke policies in higher education in America
• SupportforTexas law enforcement at record levels
• Enddraconian COVID-19 mandates
• Banchildgender modification procedures in Texas
• Harden our schools with the largest school safety funding package in Texas history
• Stopthesexualization of Texas children at school
• Expandmental health care access across rural Texas “Unfortunately, 9 of the Texas Senate’s top 30 priority bills never received hearings in the House, and only 20 of the Senate’s top 30 priority bills became law. Thousands of other important bills were killed in the House, to the detriment of all Texans. The following list is a small sample of the good bills that were killed in the Texas House:
• The largest property tax cut in Texas history, which died due to House leadership’s California- style plan that was opposed by realtors, business groups, and many in the media
• Affirmingparental rights in education with the largest school choice plan in America
• Creatingastatecrime for illegal border crossings
• Pushingbackonthe ESG scam
• BanningCriticalRace Theory in higher education
• Creatingamandatory 10-year prison sentence for criminals committing gun crime
• Prohibitinghostile foreign governments from owning land in Texas
• Endingcountywide polling places
• Reformingour broken bail system and ending bail for violent crime
• Allowingprayerin public schools
• AllowingtheTen Commandments in our classrooms
• Banning drag queen story hour in Texas public libraries
• Expandingvirtual education in Texas
• Mandatingthat votes be counted in a timely fashion
• Stopping telehealth from selling dangerous drugs online “Ultimately, I am very proud of the work of the Texas Senate this legislative session. We fought for Texans at every turn, only to see many of our efforts killed in the Texas House.
“The Texas Senate did its job, it is time for the House to do the same.”
Today, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick sent this letter to Gov. Abbott.
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