August 10th, 2015
I’d like to extend a personal invitation to all our veterans, their family and friends, and anyone who would like to learn more about what's available for those who risked all to protect our freedom, to attend my 2015...
August 8th, 2015
Last week, the Senate unanimously approved S. 1297, the U.S.
August 7th, 2015
Blue Bell Ice Cream has received the green light from Alabama health officials and has been cleared for take-off to begin production and sales of what Blue Bell refers to as “the best ice cream in the country.” The Alabama...
August 7th, 2015
Plenty of sparks flew during Thursday's prime-time presidential debate, a high-stakes showdown that offered all the candidates onstage opportunities to stand out.
Whether discussing prostitutes and pimps, or duking it out...
August 6th, 2015
Ted Cruz Says Iran Agreement Would Make America Under Obama The World's Largest Sponsor Of Terrorism
The world's current largest sponsor of terrorism is responsible for supplying the implements to kill Americans in the Middle East conflicts. The agreement itself permits Iran's 19,000 enriching centrifuges to continue...
August 5th, 2015
The FBI has begun looking into the security of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s private e-mail setup, contacting in the past week a Denver-based technology firm that helped manage the unusual system, according to two government...
August 5th, 2015
Last week, Congressman Stephen F. Lynch (MA-08) and I introduced, H.R. 3282, the Protecting Honest Fishermen Act of 2015. This bill will level the playing field for honest American fishermen who are playing by the rules and...
August 4th, 2015
Caterpillar Inc. announced its intention last week to begin designing and manufacturing its vocational truck product family at its plant in Victoria, Texas.
August 4th, 2015
News continues to get worse for the former head of the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, (IPCC), Dr. Rajendra Pachauri. The former top man at IPCC last week resigned from his remaining job, head of...
August 3rd, 2015
An organization that so callously reduces our most vulnerable to spare parts for sale has no business receiving any money from the federal taxpayers.
August 9th, 2015
The first debate has passed and each of us have our own determination of who was the winner, but it will take some time before we know how these debates will change the course of the campaign.
August 7th, 2015
The jury weighing whether Colorado movie theater shooter James Holmes deserves to die has reached a decision. The decision is expected to be read at 5 p.m. (7 p.m. ET). It is the same jury that convicted Holmes of 24 counts...
August 7th, 2015
Today, I released the following statement regarding the July unemployment report:
August 6th, 2015
A bill to rename a stretch of highway after a Medal of Honor recipient passed the Senate by Unanimous Consent and now heads to the president’s desk to be signed into law. The bill will rename part of I-10 in Kendall County...
August 6th, 2015
Supreme Court Justices Don Willett and Eva Guzman along with Rep. Jason Villalba are now among those mentioned as potential successors to the AG who was hand-picked by Ted Cruz and Tim Dunn.
August 5th, 2015
When I arrived in Des Moines, Iowa just before the 1996 Republican caucuses, New York publisher Steve Forbes was first in the polls. Nine days later, he finished fourth.A lot of lessons can be drawn from that campaign, and...
August 5th, 2015
Yesterday, I joined colleagues in submitting a resolution disapproving of the Iran nuclear agreement under the Iran Nuclear Agreement Review Act of 2015.
August 4th, 2015
The following is an op-ed from Commissioner Ryan Sitton in response to the latest Fox News poll.
August 4th, 2015
Monday I released the following statement in response to the EPA’s final rule to regulate emissions from U.S. power plants. The final rule goes a step further than drafts issued in 2013 and last summer, mandating power...
August 3rd, 2015
Even as hundreds of 'Women Betrayed' gathered to pray and protest the selling of unborn baby body parts in front of the Planned Parenthood abortuary at 2140 Babcock, in San Antonio on July 28, the third video surfaced, and...