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Dan Patrick
stated on October 18, 2021 a TV interview

Over a million people apprehended at the border this year, "meaning probably another 2 or 3 million have come in illegally."

By Nusaiba Mizan • November 15, 2021

Dan Patrick
stated on August 19, 2021 an interview

"Democrats like to blame Republicans on (low vaccination rates). Well, the biggest group in most states are African Americans who have not been vaccinated. The last time I checked, over 90% of them vote for Democrats."

By Brandon Mulder • August 26, 2021

Dan Patrick
stated on April 6, 2021 a press conference

“Statistics show that more people of color don't have cars than not. So how do (drive-thru voting centers) help those folks?"

By Brandon Mulder • April 23, 2021

Dan Patrick
stated on April 6, 2021 a press conference

“Nothing has changed in the election code (under SB 7) regarding early voting. Nothing has changed."

By Brandon Mulder • April 9, 2021

Dan Patrick
stated on October 28, 2020 a press conference

Says “the city of Austin is a disaster if you haven’t been there. A great city, now one of the most dangerous cities in America and definitely in Texas.”

By Brandon Mulder • November 6, 2020

Dan Patrick
stated on May 24, 2020 an interview

Says a new law adopted in Texas means property tax bills “are no longer really dependent on your values, it is on (local government) revenue growth.”

By Madlin Mekelburg • June 8, 2020

Dan Patrick
stated on March 31, 2020 a briefing

Says for the coronavirus, “the death rate in Texas, per capita of 29 million people, we're one of the lowest in the country."

By Madlin Mekelburg • April 3, 2020

Dan Patrick
stated on August 8, 2019 a TV interview

Says after the shooting in El Paso, "on Sunday, everyone was going to church in America, praying about this, and the next day when their kids went to school, they weren’t allowed to pray or bring it up."

By Madlin Mekelburg • August 19, 2019

Dan Patrick
stated on May 15, 2019 in a television appearance

"We will have more people enter our country illegally than were born in this country in one year."

By Madlin Mekelburg • June 5, 2019

Dan Patrick
stated on April 16, 2019 a press conference

"Since 2011, we have documentation of 1,671 dead bodies we have recovered in Texas, many in Brooks County."

By Madlin Mekelburg • April 23, 2019

Dan Patrick
stated on April 9, 2019

"Like every budget passed by the Senate since I have been lieutenant governor, Senate Bill 1 is within the spending limit set by the Texas Constitution."

By Madlin Mekelburg • April 16, 2019

Dan Patrick
stated on May 20, 2018 an interview on ABC News, "This Week"

"It’s against the law in Texas to let any loaded gun get in the hands of a child."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 30, 2018

Dan Patrick
stated on January 16, 2018 a campaign video

"Last year, I proposed directing more of the education budget to teacher salaries, a move that would have resulted in an average $10,000 raise for teachers."

By W. Gardner Selby • February 23, 2018

Dan Patrick
stated on January 4, 2018 a Facebook post

Says "566,000 crimes" were "made in Texas by criminal aliens in the last 6 years."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 25, 2018

Dan Patrick
stated on July 13, 2017 a press conference

"Of all the money we spend on education, less than 32 percent goes to teachers."

By W. Gardner Selby • July 27, 2017

Dan Patrick
stated on June 8, 2017 an oped commentary in newspapers including the San Antonio Express-News

"When colleges and universities are added, education spending is the biggest item in the state budget — about 52 percent of all state dollars."

By W. Gardner Selby • June 23, 2017

Dan Patrick
stated on May 17, 2017 remarks to reporters

Says Texas tax legislation would "save the average homeowner in Texas $20,000 a year over the next 20 years or so."

By W. Gardner Selby • May 23, 2017

Dan Patrick
stated on January 5, 2017 remarks to reporters supporting legislation related to bathroom access

"Martin Luther King said our lives begin to end the day we become silent on things that matter."

By W. Gardner Selby • January 6, 2017

Dan Patrick
stated on November 29, 2016 a press release

"Texans pay the sixth-highest property tax in the nation."

By W. Gardner Selby • December 1, 2016

Dan Patrick
stated on October 17, 2016 a press release titled “Lt. Governor Unveils Faith-Based Initiative on Foster Care Children,”

"Several elected state officials have opened their homes to children in need of loving families."

By Bobby Cervantes • October 28, 2016

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