Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has officially announced his bid for re-election in 2026, marking another step in his decade-long tenure as one of the state’s most prominent conservative leaders. Patrick, who is 75, first announced his intentions to run for re-election at a conference in Austin in January 2023, despite The Texas Tribune previously reporting that Patrick said in 2020 that his 2022 campaign would be his last. MORE: https://www.khou.com/article/news/politics/texas-dan-patrick-reelection-lieutenant-governor/269-3337d337-9158-4e15-983d-737465f662ea