Voting Resources
Family
Republicans must come together to stand for policies that strengthen the core of society: The traditional family. Marriage must be protected. Life must be respected. Liberals suggest the policies we embrace are “divisive wedge issues,” but they could not be more wrong. Policies that strengthen the family are essential to a GOP that keeps its core conservative principles.
August 26th, 2020
Soldier safety is rightfully the Army's top priority, and it is clear that changes must be made to Fort Hood in order to better safeguard the soldiers stationed there. Our brave men and women go to work every day to defend...
August 25th, 2020
It’s expected to continue intensifying on a path to hit the U.S. coastline late Wednesday or early Thursday as a major Category 3 hurricane capable of “devastating” damage.
August 21st, 2020
One storm is currently forecast to hit near the Texas-Louisiana border; the other could reach the Florida Panhandle. Two hurricanes hitting the Gulf at once would be unprecedented, experts say.
August 5th, 2020
How did the sentiment of Black Lives Matter turn into the depraved BLM movement? First, we must make the distinction between what the BLM movement is all about and the protesters. George Floyd’s death which appeared to be...
July 28th, 2020
A COVID-19 vaccine candidate developed by the U.S. company Moderna and the National Institutes of Health starts its final phase of testing. It’s one of a handful of candidates to reach this stage.
July 24th, 2020
Heavy rain is set to hit Houston over the weekend, as what is expected to be a tropical storm from the Gulf of Mexico heads toward Southeast Texas.
July 9th, 2020
A corrupt Jefferson County DA Investigator Marcelo Molfino is likely to finally face justice as the Texas Rangers have submitted their investigation against him to Special Prosecutor, and elected San Jacinto County District...
July 4th, 2020
Two-hundred-forty-four years ago, the United States declared Independence from Great Britain. Today, we celebrate the birth of American Independence. From our Founding Fathers to U.S. soldiers defending our freedoms overseas...
June 29th, 2020
The Houston Association of Realtors announced the end of a long tradition of designating certain bedrooms and bathrooms as “master.” The change follows weeks of protests over racial equality and issues relating to the...
June 23rd, 2020
David Dorn was a beloved retired police captain who served the St. Louis community for nearly 40 years. In his final moments, David once again stepped up to serve and protect his community by protecting his friends' small...
August 25th, 2020
In the three years since Hurricane Harvey's devastating landfall, the Texas gulf communities have made tremendous strides on the road to recovery. Today, I recognized the progress that has been made and the work that remains...
August 24th, 2020
“Don’t wait until the skies are gray. Begin to think about what to do to survive right now.”
August 10th, 2020
Friday, I announced my support for the American Citizen Coronavirus Relief Act, a bill to retroactively send economic recovery checks authorized by the CARES Act to Texans who did not originally qualify...
July 30th, 2020
This was my eighth Republican state convention. Needless to say this was the most difficult, frustrating and challenging Republican State Convention I have ever attended. Difficult because we literally had to stand by,...
July 27th, 2020
The beaches with the most potentially unsafe days for swimming were located in Matagorda, Harris, Brazoria and Nueces counties. On average, beaches in Galveston had unsafe levels of contamination 23% of the time they were...
July 17th, 2020
During the last several months, our child care providers have been faced with financial hardship while being asked to change how they operate. Congress must provide sufficient funding to ensure child care providers remain...
July 6th, 2020
Recently my bipartisan bill to block online sales of electronic cigarettes to children, the Preventing Online Sales of E-Cigarettes to Children Act, passed the Senate. Excerpts of my remarks about the bill are...
July 1st, 2020
On the Senate floor yesterday, I spoke about an amendment I introduced to the National Defense Authorization Act to change current leave policy for U.S. servicemembers so their pre-approved parental leave is not terminated...
June 24th, 2020
With cases of the coronavirus surging to record levels in Texas, Gov. Greg Abbott recommended Tuesday that Texans stay home as much as possible and for the first time moved to allow the tightening of two kinds of...
June 22nd, 2020
COVID-19, the economic crash, and mass protests in the streets have all made it more difficult to get a good night’s sleep, according to a Houston sleep expert.
