After years of tension, Texas House emerges as cooperative partner for Dan Patrick and his conservative agenda

The influence of Lt. Governor Dan Patrick is evident down the Legislature's homestretch, as a steady drumbeat of his highest priorities heads to the governor's desk. (Credit: Eli Hartman/The Texas Tribune)

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With tensions boiling over in the final days of the 2021 Texas legislative session, Rep. Dustin Burrows, a Lubbock Republican and a top House lieutenant, went out of his way to throw shade at the Senate and its leader, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick, for letting too many House bills languish.