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Video: Sen. Dan Patrick Responds to E-mail Fight with Sen. Carona

Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, talks about his dust-up with Sen. John Carona at TribLive on May 10, 2012.
Bob Daemmrich
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Texas Tribune
Sen. Dan Patrick, R-Houston, talks about his dust-up with Sen. John Carona at TribLive on May 10, 2012.

A public battle between two Texas Senators doesn't appear to be ending anytime soon.

State Senator , R-Houston, and state Sen. , R-Dallas had their heated e-mail exchange earlier this week. The correspondence, obtained and published by the political news website, , showed Patrick accusing Carona of spreading rumors that Patrick and his wife were splitting after decades of marriage.

On Thursday, KUT's political reporting partner , had Patrick in for its TribLive conversation. Tribune boss-man Evan Smith lead off the discussion by asking Patrick how his week had been.

Watch Patrick's reaction below.

Ben Philpott is the Managing Editor for KUT. Got a tip? Email him at [email protected]. Follow him on Twitter @BenPhilpottKUT.