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.
December 4th, 2015
A Beaumont, Texas, police officer was shot in the back on Sunday after responding to a domestic disturbance call and was saved by his bulletproof vest. The coroner’s office said on Thursday, the man died from a self-...
December 2nd, 2015
Hours after as many as three gunmen stormed a service center for people with disabilities here on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people and wounding at least 17 others, the police engaged in a shootout in nearby suburban...
November 30th, 2015
One very important part of my job as a member of Congress is to get to know and listen to those who live in the 27th District of Texas. It is also one of the most rewarding. Texas has no shortage of hardworking, down-to-...
November 27th, 2015
I hope you are enjoying the holiday week.As I celebrate Thanksgiving surrounded by my family and friends, I am reminded how blessed we Texans are -- Texas' independent spirit provides us the freedom needed to grow and the...
November 25th, 2015
After a night of loud, angry protests but only five arrests, police and elected officials were bracing Wednesday for more possible backlash over the release of a dramatic video showing a white Chicago police officer shooting...
November 23rd, 2015
Last week, KRIS-TV ran a story about a Portland veteran who, despite decorated service in Vietnam, was being mistreated by the Department of Veterans Affairs when it came to the payment of his medical bills.
November 19th, 2015
Court documents released earlier this year detailed the allegations against Fogle. The documents claimed that he had used Web sites to solicit commercial sex and that he had traveled to engage in sexual acts with minors....
November 18th, 2015
A total of two men and one woman and three children were killed over the weekend while camping on their land near Palestine, Texas. One woman survived the attack by hiding and called police Sunday morning.
November 16th, 2015
Paris is a reminder that evil is always with us, and that is not the answer that most of us don’t want to hear. Many of the responses on Facebook expressed the horror and disbelief, with responses coming from folks who are...
November 11th, 2015
Today, November 11th, we honor America's veterans. Veterans Day, previously known as Armistice Day, marked the end of WWI. The armistice was signed between the Allies of WWI and Germany in France on the "eleventh hour of the...
December 4th, 2015
As much as we try to stay away from the TV screen, some things are impossible to ignore.
December 1st, 2015
This is one check the Salvation Army is counting on to clear.
Salvation Army officials in Minnesota and North Dakota say a couple dropped a $500,000 check into a red kettle outside a Cub Foods in suburban Minneapolis on...
November 29th, 2015
Each year I am honored to highlight military heroes from the 32nd Congressional District of Texas who have valiantly served our nation and have made selfless sacrifices for the freedoms that we enjoy as Americans. During...
November 25th, 2015
This month we honored our nation’s veterans, those that have answered the call to protect our democracy and our freedom. Our veterans’ bravery has made the United States what it is today- a country devoted to freedom,...
November 24th, 2015
Hundreds of pro-Syrian refugee activists took to the streets of Austin, Texas, this weekend to protest Governor Greg Abbott’s order to refuse the resettlement of Syrian refugees into Texas.
November 20th, 2015
The man who allegedly killed four men, a woman and her 6-year-old while they were camping on their land in east Texas Saturday night now faces six counts of capital murder. The Anderson County District Attorney filed the...
November 18th, 2015
As we all watched in horror the events that unfolded in Paris on Friday night, November 13, we knew that Satan was wandering the streets in France. The President of France, Francois Hollande, called it an act of WAR! It did...
November 16th, 2015
The grand opening of the new Vets Center in Victoria was a huge success. It was great to talk to local veterans and hear their thoughts and concerns. Here I am with two members of Disabled American Veterans Chapter 169.
November 12th, 2015
Memorial Park is to Houston what Central Park is to New York City. It is our haven in the woods in the heart of Houston, Texas. Many joggers, runners and walkers hit the park's trail daily to make the three mile loop. I know...
November 11th, 2015
I proudly join my fellow Americans in honoring the more than 21 million veterans across the United States, including the 1.6 million veterans who call Texas their home.
