Patrick Warns GOP of Texas House Loss

0:00It's April 9th. Welcome in. This is Dallas News Today, where local news meets AI. I'm Corey with the story. Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick just sounded the alarm for Republicans on the State House majority. They hold 88 out of 150 seats right now, and Democrats only need to flip 14 to take control come November. Speaking out the Texas Public Policy Foundation conference, Patrick tied it to the Republican Senate runoff between Ken Paxton and John Cornyn. He said if their voters split and 10 to 15 percent stood out, it could drag down the whole ticket, even risking the U.S. Senate if James Talleriko pulls off a win. Republicans have controlled the Texas House since 2003, but Democrats came close, flipping 12 seats back in 2018 during. Trump's first term, House Speaker Dustin Burrows fired back, insisting they won't lose it. Democrats are loving this. Rep Joe Moody agreed with Patrick for once. The State Dim Chair dropped a gift on X, and their campaign committee called it a sign Republicans are in, real trouble, vowing to hold them accountable.

1:04Patrick still thinks the Texas Senate is solid, but he's urging no complacency. With midterms heating up, every vote counts in this tight race.