Dan Patrick misses first day of legislative session to help with President Donald Trump’s border wall address

Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick speaks at the Republican Party of Texas convention in San Antonio on Friday, June 15, 2018. Bob Daemmrich for The Texas TribuneLt. Gov. Dan Patrick missed the first day of the Texas Legislature on Tuesday to attend a border security meeting at the White House, where he helped with President Donald Trump's nationally televised address from the Oval Office.That message — in which Trump continued his long call for the construction of a border wall — came on day 18