South Korean intelligence officials reported recently that North Korea is preparing for a new nuclear test. If true, it would mark Pyongyang’s third nuclear detonation since 2007, when it agreed to end its nuclear program during the Six-Party Talks. In return for this commitment, the United States removed Pyongyang from the state sponsors of terrorism list. Read more about North Korea is a greater threat to our national security today than it was in 1988
This Saturday, November 14, there is a potential game-changing event being held for the very first time in the Houston area.
Patterned after the ABC show “Shark Tank”, which puts entrepreneurs hoping to change the marketplace in front of potential investors, the political concept of Shark Tank will put new conservative candidates in front of potential donors and political activists like yourselves. Read more about Blood in the Water – Can You be a Shark?
The House overwhelmingly passed the six-year highway transportation bill Thursday. This is the first time since 2005 that the House has passed a highway bill longer than two years, which shows the renewed cooperation under new House Leadership. More than 100 amendments were voted on, including two amendments I sponsored or co-sponsored. Read more about House Passes Transportation Bill, Including Amendments that Helps Texans
When our loved ones deploy or are preparing to leave the service, many of us think that coming home afterward will be as easy as it sounds. We think of the holidays veterans will be able to enjoy with their families, the birthdays they won’t have to miss ever again, or even the small day-to-day things that many of us take for granted like being there to meet our children as they get off the school bus. Read more about For Veterans, Coming Home Can Be the Most Difficult Job of All
While we get educated on Marco Rubio’s credit card woes or whether Carson attempted to stab a neighbor as a teenager or was offered an opportunity to attend West Point, we can easily make one thing clear: the Democratic Party is about to nominate a politician who is a habitual liar and used her position as a politician to enrich herself. Read more about Mainstream Media Hypocrisy
Last week I chaired a hearing for the Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts titled “Justice Forsaken: How the Federal Government Fails the American Victims of Iranian and Palestinian Terrorism.” This hearing focused on the federal government’s failure to support the American victims of Iranian and Palestinian terror in their search for justice. Read more about Sen. Cruz Shines Light on Obama Administration’s Failure to Stand With American Victims of Terrorism
While today’s job report showed that some Americans have been able to find work, there are still indicators that President Obama’s big-government, liberal agenda is not working, which is why we must do more to spur economic growth. Just last week the government reported that economic growth slowed to 1.5 percent in the third quarter from 3.9 percent in the second quarter. Read more about Pete Sessions Statement on the October Unemployment Report
The president’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline is a win for environmental extremists, but a loss for Americans. Years of independent analysis have clearly shown the project would not exacerbate carbon pollution. This administration routinely dismisses sound science in favor of its extreme environmental agenda. In rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline, the president said no to 40,000 new energy jobs. Read more about Keystone Rejection a Loss for Americans
South Korean intelligence officials reported recently that North Korea is preparing for a new nuclear test. If true, it would mark Pyongyang’s third nuclear detonation since 2007, when it agreed to end its nuclear program during the Six-Party Talks. In return for this commitment, the United States removed Pyongyang from the state sponsors of terrorism list. 
This Saturday, November 14, there is a potential game-changing event being held for the very first time in the Houston area.
The House overwhelmingly passed the six-year highway transportation bill Thursday. This is the first time since 2005 that the House has passed a highway bill longer than two years, which shows the renewed cooperation under new House Leadership. More than 100 amendments were voted on, including two amendments I sponsored or co-sponsored. 
Recently a Hollywood filmmaker joined protesters and marched in an antipolice rally in New York City. 
When our loved ones deploy or are preparing to leave the service, many of us think that coming home afterward will be as easy as it sounds. We think of the holidays veterans will be able to enjoy with their families, the birthdays they won’t have to miss ever again, or even the small day-to-day things that many of us take for granted like being there to meet our children as they get off the school bus. 
While we get educated on Marco Rubio’s credit card woes or whether Carson attempted to stab a neighbor as a teenager or was offered an opportunity to attend West Point, we can easily make one thing clear: the Democratic Party is about to nominate a politician who is a habitual liar and used her position as a politician to enrich herself. 
Last week I chaired a hearing for the Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts titled “Justice Forsaken: How the Federal Government Fails the American Victims of Iranian and Palestinian Terrorism.” This hearing focused on the federal government’s failure to support the American victims of Iranian and Palestinian terror in their search for justice. 
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The president’s decision to reject the Keystone XL pipeline is a win for environmental extremists, but a loss for Americans. Years of independent analysis have clearly shown the project would not exacerbate carbon pollution. This administration routinely dismisses sound science in favor of its extreme environmental agenda. In rejecting the Keystone XL pipeline, the president said no to 40,000 new energy jobs. 
