Patrick announces first round of interim charges for Texas Senate

(The Center Square) – Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick issued an initial list of interim charges for Texas Senate committees to pursue ahead of the next legislative session next year.

At the top of the list is “preventing Sharia law in Texas.” Anti-Sharia law and targeting Islamic political ideology affiliated with terrorism is a common theme among Texas Republicans in the last few months, led by Gov. Greg Abbott and other lawmakers, The Center Square reported.

The Texas legislature convenes every other year in odd years for roughly 140 days. Patrick, who leads the Texas Senate, directs its agenda. Interim charges are issued when the legislature is out of session; legislative priorities are issued at the beginning of the legislative session. Last year, Patrick identified 40 legislative priorities, The Center Square Read Entire Article