Wednesday, April 28, 2021 In defending voter-suppression bill, Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick falsely claims most people of color don t own cars Posted By Sanford Nowlin on Wed, Apr 28, 2021 at 9:23 AM click to enlarge Wikimdia Commons / Gage Skidmore Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick appears to know even less about car-ownership statistics than he does selecting flattering shirts. Texas Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick has a lengthy history of making absurd claims, but a recent outburst that drew scrutiny from the fact-checking website Politifact is out there even by his standards. In his defense of a Texas Senate bill that would outlaw drive-thru voting, the state s Republican lieutenant governor argued the measure wouldn t suppress poll access for people of