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.
January 6th, 2016
One of the many challenges facing the Department of Veterans Affairs in Texas is a shortage of primary care physicians and specialty care providers. Because of this, the VA has alternatives for veterans needing care...
December 31st, 2015
The City of Lubbock, Texas, is still recovering from a historic blizzard that left massive snow drifts and power outages. The storm dumped the third largest accumulation of snow in the city’s history on the streets and...
December 29th, 2015
Mexican authorities have detained so-called "affluenza" teen Ethan Couch and his mother near the popular Mexican Pacific beach resort town of Puerto Vallarta, officials briefed on the matter told CNN. Couch, 18, went missing...
December 28th, 2015
Please join me in supporting and praying for the victims of the recent storms that swept through North Texas the evening of December 26. Regarding Collin County, the preliminary assessment is that an EF-2 struck the...
December 24th, 2015
The tornado — dark, wide and roaring — had already raced through about a half-dozen counties by the time it arrived here in Marshall County on Wednesday night, when it would take the first lives on its long rampage and leave...
December 23rd, 2015
Republican Ted Cruz on Wednesday blasted the media and called for the children of presidential candidates to remain off-limits in campaign coverage after an editorial cartoon depicted his daughters as an organ grinder's...
December 23rd, 2015
The story of A Christmas Carol begins seven years after the death of his partner, Jacob Marley, and the opening scene shows Ebenezer Scrooge brushing off two gentlemen looking for donations and refusing yet another...
December 19th, 2015
Vladimir Putin has warned that Russia is ready to to scale up its military intervention in Syria, less than a day after Moscow signed off on an ambitious UN plan to end the war. The peace roadmap lays out a two-year path to...
December 12th, 2015
Every year Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) gives national attention to the accomplishments of key lawmakers in both U.S. Congress and state legislatures. Today, conservative State Representative Jason Villalba (R-...
December 7th, 2015
America's oldest-living veteran helped the nation mark the 74th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor on Monday by taking part in a wreath-laying ceremony at the National World War II Memorial in the nation's capital....
January 2nd, 2016
My thoughts and prayers are with all North Texas families who have been affected by the tornadoes last weekend. On Monday I met with the mayors of Garland and Rowlett, Mayor Doug Athas and Mayor Todd Gottel, to get an update...
December 30th, 2015
The authorities in Pennsylvania announced criminal charges on Wednesday against the entertainer Bill Cosby stemming from a woman’s accusation that he drugged and sexually abused her at his home in a suburb north of...
December 28th, 2015
In light of the recent severe weather in North Texas, Governor Abbott has sent Task Force 1 to provide assistance to the affected areas. Here is information provided by the Red Cross regarding shelters in Rowlett and Garland...
December 25th, 2015
Pope Francis issued a Christmas Day prayer that recent U.N.-backed peace processes for Syria and Libya will quickly end the suffering of their people, denouncing the "monstrous evil" and atrocities they have endured and...
December 24th, 2015
Christmas is upon us again, a time not only to cherish the company of loved ones, but also to celebrate and heed the Lord – to remember that Holy Night in Bethlehem when Christ was born.
December 23rd, 2015
As we celebrate this holiday season, I’d like to tell you about a place in San Antonio that captures the holiday spirit of caring year-round.
December 22nd, 2015
A Maine high school teacher is complaining that she was forced to remove a small pink Christmas tree festooned with the character Hello Kitty from her classroom.
Catherine Gordon is a math teacher at Bangor High School....
December 18th, 2015
I come here today with yet another example of China's egregious disregard for the most basic of human rights--the right to live freely.
December 9th, 2015
Over the weekend, the Houston Cougars capped off their thrilling season with a 24-13 win against the tough Temple Owls in the American Athletic Conference Championship Game.
December 7th, 2015
It is with a broken heart that I announce the passing of the love of my life and my best friend, Shirley.Our extended Johnson family feels heartbroken, and we appreciate your prayers during this very difficult time as we...
