aum , ▁su ed ▁Patrick ▁under ▁Texas ▁campaign ▁fin ance ▁law ▁to ▁recover ▁civil ▁pen alt ies ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁that ▁Patrick ▁had ▁paid ▁his ▁fil ing ▁fee ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁without ▁first ▁appoint ing ▁a ▁campaign ▁tre as urer . ▁Patrick ▁argued ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁using ▁his ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁campaign ▁manager , ▁V ita ▁May o , ▁until ▁he ▁named ▁a ▁relative , ▁Ed gar ▁Harry ▁von ▁Sch ee le , ▁as ▁his ▁replacement ▁manager ▁for ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁The ▁Texas ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Four th ▁District ▁held ▁that ▁Patrick ' s ▁delay ▁in ▁switching ▁man agers ▁did ▁not ▁impact ▁the ▁outcome ▁of ▁the ▁primary ▁and ▁that ▁Bran aum ▁was ▁not ▁entitled ▁to ▁dam ages . ▁ ▁Patrick ▁was ▁not ▁the ▁first ▁Republican ▁to ▁represent ▁B ex ar ▁County ▁in ▁the ▁state ▁House ▁since ▁Re const ruction . ▁That ▁design ation ▁was ▁taken ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 ▁by ▁law m akers ▁James ▁Robert son ▁Now lin , ▁subsequently ▁a ▁long - ser ving ▁federal ▁judge , ▁and ▁the ▁late ▁Joe ▁S age , ▁a ▁one - term ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁House . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 , ▁Patrick ▁was ▁the ▁l one ▁House ▁supp orter ▁of ▁the ▁un success ful ▁attempt ▁to ▁author ize ▁English ▁as ▁the ▁official ▁language ▁of ▁Texas . ▁His ▁House ▁Con current ▁Resol ution ▁ 1 3 ▁died ▁in ▁the ▁State ▁Affairs ▁Committee . ▁Patrick ▁said ▁his ▁resolution ▁was ▁more