Dan Patrick, a Houston Republican who is sponsoring legislation to train armed teachers for classroom gunfights.

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Dan Patrick, a senator from Houston, announced that he was starting a Tea Party Caucus.

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Rutherford-Moran was formed in 1990 by Patrick Rutherford, a veteran Houston oilman, and Moran, a prominent investor and Republican fundraiser.

FORBES: Relationship banking

The big investor group, which is represented by Houston lawyer Kathy Patrick, claims that Schneiderman is just intervening belatedly to try to achieve borrower relief, such as mortgage modifications.

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Dan Patrick, who represents part of Houston and who sponsored the legislation.

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Patrick waves before throwing out a ceremonial first pitch before a baseball game between the Houston Astros and the Chicago Cubs in Chicago, Sunday, July 1, 2012.

FORBES: Stewart-Haas Racing