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Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick will hold a news conference on Wednesday morning as the Texas Legislature looks to pass its first bills of the latest session.

Patrick's office gave few details about today's news conference, only that it would begin at 10 a.m.

You will be able to watch the news conference on this page when it begins.

Lt. Gov. Patrick did not indicate what he would talk about during the news conference.

In his role as Lieutenant Governor, Patrick presides over the Texas Senate. The legislative body has been busy in the early weeks of the special session.

While we don't know for sure what Lt. Gov. Patrick will talk about, it is almost a guarantee that school vouchers will be one of the topics.

In recent days, Patrick's social media has been filled with posts about school choice.

Senate Bill 2 passed the Texas Senate last week, marking the sixth time that school choice legislation has passed the Senate. The previous five times, the bill was defeated in the Texas House.

Patrick, Governor Greg Abbott and now President Donald Trump have spoken out in support of the legislation which would allocate $1 billion of state funds to create savings accounts that incentivize pulling students from public school to attend private schools.

The bill would create education savings accounts from taxpayer money for families who are interested in private education over public with up to $10,000 per year per student.

Students with disabilities could get up to $11,500.

The bill would have a lottery system where 80 percent of the funds would be allocated to students who have special needs or are in low-income households.

The bill classifies low-income as a family making 500% or less of the federal poverty line.

The remaining 20 percent would be open to any student based on lottery selection.

The funds could be used to pay for private school tuition, public school costs, tutors and books.

School choice is one of several bills backed by Patrick.

Senate Bill 1 – Senate’s Budget for Texas

Senate Bill 2 – Providing School Choice

Senate Bill 3 – Banning THC in Texas

Senate Bill 4 – Increasing the Homestead Exemption to $140,000 ($150,000 for seniors)

Senate Bill 5 – Combatting Alzheimer’s – Establishing DPRIT (Dementia Prevention & Research Institute of Texas)

Senate Bill 6 – Increasing Texas’ Electric Grid Reliability

Senate Bill 7 – Increasing Investments in Texas’ Water Supply

Senate Bill 8 – Requiring Local Law Enforcement to Assist the Federal Government’s Deportation Efforts

Senate Bill 9 – Reforming Bail – Keeping Violent Criminals Off Our Streets

Senate Bill 10 – Placing the Ten Commandments in School

Senate Bill 11 – Protecting the Freedom to Pray in School

Senate Bill 12 – Establishing a Parental Bill of Rights in Public Education

Senate Bill 13 – Guarding Against Inappropriate Books in Public Schools

Senate Bill 14 – Texas DOGE – Improving Government Efficiency

Senate Bill 15 – Removing Barriers to Affordable Housing

Senate Bill 16 – Stopping Non-Citizens from Voting

Senate Bill 17 – Stopping Foreign Adversaries’ Land Grabs

Senate Bill 18 – Stopping Drag Time Story Hour

Senate Bill 19 – Stopping Taxpayer Dollars for Lobbyists

Senate Bill 20 – Stopping AI Child Pornography

Senate Bill 21 – Establishing the Texas Bitcoin Reserve

Senate Bill 22 – Establishing Texas as America’s Film Capital

Senate Bill 23 – Removing the Cap on the Rainy Day Fund to Secure Texas’ Long-term Financial Future

Senate Bill 24 – Educating Texas Students on the Horrors of Communism

Senate Bill 25 – Making Texas Healthy Again

At the end of January, Patrick released a list of 25 priority bills for this session.

The lieutenant governor says he plans to expand the list to 40 bills soon.