Government
Put simply: We are for limited government that works. At TexasGOPVote, we will work as a watchdog to help our state lawmakers and our congressional delegation pull in the reins on unnecessary spending and government bureaucracy. You better believe we’ll expose politicians who seek to act outside the bounds set by the Forefathers in the Constitutions of Texas and the United States.
June 10th, 2020
We have hundreds of plaintiffs that agree: Governor Abbott’s COVID-19 “shutdown” orders are unconstitutional.
June 9th, 2020
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers assigned to east coast ports of entry seized multiple shipments of defective and unapproved PPE and COVID-19 medications. The shipments came to the U.S. in mid-May from China, Hong...
June 8th, 2020
Officials at Dallas Love Field airport removed a statue of a Texas Ranger from the lobby after a new book casts shadows on the allegedly racist history of the man posed for the artwork.
June 5th, 2020
As a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, on Wednesday I appeared on Fox News' ‘Hannity,' following my questioning of former U.S.
June 4th, 2020
As the COVID-19 pandemic began to spread from outside our borders into the contiguous United States, there was a lot of uncertainty about the characteristics of the virus.
June 3rd, 2020
Texas Governor Greg Abbott tweeted a message saying his state is making progress in the fight against Coronavirus while re-opening continues. He reports the lowest number of COVID-19 fatalities since the end of March; the...
June 2nd, 2020
Just as we've seen Texans come together to defeat the coronavirus pandemic and overcome unprecedented economic challenges over the last several months, we must continue to support our family, our neighbors, and those in need...
June 1st, 2020
For the first time in nearly a decade, American astronauts are going into space, from American soil, on an American spacecraft, and for the first time ever, manning a commercially-created rocket.
June 1st, 2020
I issued the following statements regarding the passage of H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act; Congressional action to address increasing aggression by Communist China; the passing of Texas...
May 29th, 2020
As a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, today I called on Attorney General Bill Barr and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin to investigate Twitter for willfully violating American san
June 9th, 2020
Harris County leaders will debate ways to rein in the use of force by law enforcement in the wake of George Floyd’s death. The proposals are expected to divide Commissioners Court along partisan lines.
June 9th, 2020
Just when you thought we would get a break from the dangerous ideas flowing from the radical Democratic party, we get the latest: Abolish the police and take the money and use it on social programs.
June 8th, 2020
The tragic loss of a child creates an immeasurable amount of pain for families, and, just like any other American family, our men and women in uniform should have the time to grieve the loss of their child.
June 5th, 2020
I released the following statement after the Senate passed the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) Flexibility Act of 2020, a bill to extend the amount of time businesses can use PPP funds from eight to 24 weeks and...
June 4th, 2020
According to news reports, at least 40 professional athletes were abused by Nassar in the time between the USA Gymnastics made its report to the FBI and when he was publicly named as a perpetrator. An investigation into the...
June 3rd, 2020
Yesterday, I joined the Sam Malone Show to discuss the right to peacefully protest, how Texas is recovering from COVID-19, and new legislation I introduced to ensure rural communities get the federal funding they need.
June 2nd, 2020
The block organizer is doing, and has been doing, what he is most capable of doing: creating havoc by organizing resistance groups to commit violence, threaten Rule of Law. There is no place for this and no attorney should...
June 1st, 2020
The Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a lack of immunity to the new coronavirus does not qualify a voter to apply for a mail-in ballot.
June 1st, 2020
Texas Governor Greg Abbott declared a “State of Disaster” in the wake of violent George Floyd protests happening across the state. The move authorizes federal agents to act as Texas peace officers.
May 29th, 2020
Yesterday I announced that more than $93 million has been awarded to VIA Metropolitan Transit by the Federal Transit Administration. This is part of funds made possible through the CARES Act, which I fervently supported....