A devastating flood is making national news, prompting people to wonder why Dan Patrick is acting governor of Texas while Greg Abbott is away.

The Texas Senate Committee on State Affairs unanimously passed Senate Bill 5 Tuesday afternoon. The bill aims to ban the sale ...

Experts say the Texas governor is a “campaign juggernaut” with a “wall of cash.” Meanwhile, top Democrats all want to run for ...

Inside Texas Politics spoke to State Rep. Michelle Beckley, Dr. Carla Brailey and Mike Collier, who are all vying to unseat Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

Inside Texas Politics spoke to State Rep. Michelle Beckley, Dr. Carla Brailey and Mike Collier, who are all vying to unseat Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick discusses search and rescue efforts after flash floods tore through parts of his state on 'The Ingraham Angle.' ...

The lieutenant governor won his seat in 2014 by 20 percentage points. Collier is the closest a Democrat has come to defeating Patrick, who first ran for the Texas Senate in 2006.

The lieutenant governor won his seat in 2014 by 20 percentage points. Collier is the closest a Democrat has come to defeating Patrick, who first ran for the Texas Senate in 2006.

This means the state’s top executive leaders — the governor, lieutenant governor and attorney general — are on the ballot. But so are other statewide offices, such as the land commissioner ...

Inside Texas Politics spoke to State Rep. Michelle Beckley, Dr. Carla Brailey and Mike Collier, who are all vying to unseat Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.

The lieutenant governor is the second-highest job in Texas politics – and arguably the most influential, because that person decides which legislation lives and dies. All three Democratic ...

Inside Texas Politics spoke to State Rep. Michelle Beckley, Dr. Carla Brailey and Mike Collier, who are all vying to unseat Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick.