At TribFest, Patrick and Van de Putte Talk Education, Health Care

The stark differences between state Sens. Dan Patrick and Leticia Van de Putte, the Republican and Democratic nominees for lieutenant governor, were front and center Saturday as they participated in back-to-back interviews at the Texas Tribune Festival.

The two candidates discussed several key issues in this election cycle, including public education funding, immigration reform and improving health care in Texas.

Patrick, who took the stage first with Tribune CEO and Editor-in-Chief Evan Smith, said the state should transition from depending solely on property taxes for funding public schools and instead rely more on a sales tax.

“It’s not increasing, it’s a swap,” Patrick said, when asked whether this would affect his standing within the business community.

Read more: http://www.texastribune.org/2014/09/20/tribfest-lt-gov-candidates-present-differences-pos/