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Dewhurst claim: Dan Patrick got caught not paying his taxes Tax liens were filed against Dan Patrick and his businesses for failure to pay taxes; however, these liens were released in 2006 when Dan Patrick paid the taxes that were owed. During his 1998 campaign for Land Commissioner, it was revealed that Dewhurst owed $1,542 in back taxes and fines to the Comptroller for unpaid franchise taxes relating to his company Trans-Gulf Supply. The company did not file a franchise tax return in 1984 and did not pay the state-required minimum tax (Staff, Land agency candidate criticizes foe over tax payment, Dallas Morning News, 02/14/1998). The company was subject to tax forfeiture in 1990. Trans-Gulf Supply_State Tax Lien.pdf In 2000, the Comptrollers Office informed Dewhurst that he owed use taxes on art and furniture he purchased in foreign countries. After discovering he owed the taxes, Dewhurst asked the Legislature to review the use taxes, calling the tax a twisted tool that has loitered in the dark corners of state government for too long. Dewhursts complaint against the tax was not based in helping Texas consumers, but preserving his own selfish interests (Staff, Dewhurst should pay, and support, use tax, San Antonio Express-News, 01/18/2000). Dewhurst claim: Dan Patrick pocketed his employees payroll taxes Bankruptcy and lien documents show Dan Patrick owed the federal government for unpaid payroll taxes. These documents do not prove that Patrick collected and pocketed the taxes. This is not a defense; however, it is a technical distinction. According to Patrick, these taxes were ultimately paid and the debt to the federal government was settled. Dewhurst claim: Dan Patrick changed his name to hide from his debts Although Patrick legally changed his name in 2004, he had been using the name Dan Patrick for 36 years as a broadcaster on television and radio (http://www.danpatrick.org/truth/). The debts and the name change are matters of public record and are not hidden from the public. Patrick even wrote about his bankruptcy, which occurred almost 20 years prior to his name change, in his book The Second Most Important Book You Will Ever Read: A Personal Challenge to Read the Bible (Terrence Stutz, Lieutenant governor candidate Dan Patrick knows struggles of going broke, Dallas Morning News, 09/19/2013).