Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has real beef with the term "New York strip." On Friday, Patrick took to X, formerly Twitter, to announce his gripe with the term and declared that the steak should be called "Texas strip.

In an exclusive interview, the powerful Republican cast major doubt on the future of the 33-year-old, state-run gaming operation.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick is investigating the legality of lottery couriers after a winning $83.5M lottery ticket was sold at a North Austin store. That store has sold several winning tickets in the past couple of years.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick wants to change the name of the New York Strip. He says calling it a Texas Strip will help promote beef from the Lone Star State. Patrick says a concurrent resolution to make the change will be filed in the Texas Senate.

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said he wants to change the name of the “New York Strip” to the “Texas Strip” at grocery stores and restaurants in Texas. In a post on X Friday, Patrick said the Texas Senate would file the resolution to official change the name to “Texas Strip” in Texas.

Texas may officially rename New York strip steak after in a slap to the “liberal” Empire State that promotes local beef — but may fire up an interstate beef instead. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick said “Texas strip steak” would better reflect the Lone Star State’s status as the cow capital of America.

Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick says he is concerned about fairness and transparency after an $83.5 million-winning ticket was sold to a courier service that also owns the store where the ticket was bought.