Senator Donna Campbell held a watch party in New Braunfels on July 31, 2012 with many of her admirers celebrating her run off election victory. Campbell defeated entrenched incumbent Jeff Wentworth. Among her supporters...
Today I delivered the following remarks on the Senate floor in support of the Stop Targeting of Political Beliefs by the IRS Act, introduced by Senators Pat Roberts (R-KS) and Jeff Flake (R-AZ). This bill would prevent the...
Today, I outlined his vision for unleashing American jobs and opportunity by harnessing our nation’s energy resources. He spoke at the Heritage Action for America’s 2014 Conservative Policy Summit.A Great American Energy...
Today, I released a new video putting our enormous national debt into perspective. As our debt currently stands, it would be equivalent to winning the largest Powerball Jackpot in history every day, for 80 years.
Saturday, I was joined by Texas Secretary of State Nandita Berry and representatives from several veterans organizations at the National United States Armed Forces Museum to discuss efforts to improve outreach and assistance...
The people choose, not the party! The people choose, not the party! Remember that chant? Oh, well, I guess you wouldn't unless you were at the Freedomworks Fly-In Bootcamp held in Washington, D.C. back in 2011. Myself...
I believe that the people of Texas deserve better than an onerous, damaging law that inhibits economic growth. It is time for President Obama and Senate Democrats to work with House Republicans to put an end to ObamaCare and...
This week, the House passed legislation that protects our Second Amendment rights and ensures that public lands can continue to be used for hunting and fishing. With my support, the Sportsmen’s Heritage and Recreational...
I issued the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the nomination of Debo Adegbile to head the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division.I find it deeply disturbing that someone who...
The House Science, Space, and Technology Committee today held a hearing to focus on the scientific justification and cumulative impacts of regulations, policies and practices promulgated by the Environmental Protection...
The House of Representatives today passed the National Integrated Drought Information System (NIDIS) Reauthorization Act (H.R. 2431) by a vote of 365 - 21. The bill makes important improvements to the NIDIS drought...
In 1925, historian Carter Woodson started a movement to spend a week bringing awareness to the role of African Americans in our national history. His effort has grown tremendously since then, and for the past 38 years, we’...
Even if you're not traveling to Sochi for the XXII Olympic Winter Games, your cyber security could still be at risk. As with many international level media events, hacktivists may attempt to take advantage of the large...
Now that the Winter Olympics have kicked off in Sochi, we can expect Team USA to bring home the gold. But at a hefty price.As it stands now, U.S. Olympic athletes could pay taxes as high as $9,000 on their winnings at the...
Do you remember the first time you experienced “rain”…or other tiny, but important moments?I have 4 sons, and my first three are grown men now. I recall many moments with my three oldest, but many moments just passed me by....
Debbie Georgatos, TexasGOPVote blogger, and author of Ladies, Can We Talk? America Needs Our Vote! now hosts a one hour radio show, “Ladies, Can We Talk?” The show premiered on February 4th 2014, and will air weekly...
As Chair the House Science Committee, I co-sponsored the Secret Science Reform Act of 2014 (H.R. 4012), a bill to prohibit the EPA from proposing regulations based upon science that is not transparent or not reproducible....
For the past several years, the Republican-led Texas Legislature has failed to make significant progress in stopping the abuses of workers through unethical employment practices. Many businesses, particularly in the...
There are plenty of myths that often permeate the climate change debate, and if one reads the mainstream media, you will get the idea that world is close to extinction. However, what you read in the media is mostly wrong....
I spoke on the Senate floor yesterday regarding the Congressional Budget Office’s latest report showing Obamacare will result in 2 million fewer full-time workers.The Congressional Budget Office said the number of full-time...

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