Patrick first won the Lieutenant Governor's seat in 2014 after eight years in the Texas Senate. As the leader of that chamber, he controls which bills get a hearing and which ones die on the floor. He told the crowd that if reelected, his first priority in January is affordability, specifically property tax relief.
Patrick is pushing to lower the age at which Texans can get their property tax payments frozen. He compared it to a senior discount, pointing out that Denny's considers you a senior at 55 for a deal on the grand slam breakfast. He said getting that age lowered is something the Legislature can achieve next session.
For homeowners in Lubbock watching their tax bills climb, this is the pitch that matters most. If Patrick wins and follows through, more people in their 50s could lock in a frozen rate years earlier than current law allows. For anyone nearing retirement here, that's real money, not just a talking point.
A state's second highest office came down to a breakfast special.