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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.
December 3rd, 2019
Yesterday on the floor, I discussed the upcoming government funding deadline and other Senate priorities to be completed by the end of the year. Excerpts of my floor remarks are below, and video can be found here.
December 2nd, 2019
Below are the questions we asked City of Houston candidates and give a letter grade based on their responses. In some instances there was no response, like Sylvester Turner, who doesn't want your vote.
November 26th, 2019
Texas is one of 32 states in which Bloomberg is spending a total of $35 million on air time, which represents the largest one-week television buy in political history, according to Advertising Analytics. In Texas, his ads...
November 26th, 2019
Sheriff O’Connor is well-prepared for this leadership role after serving the residents of Victoria County for years in law enforcement. I thank my colleagues in the Senate for supporting his confirmation, and I applaud...
November 25th, 2019
The runoff for Houston Mayor is December 14, 2019. There is a stark choice, Tony Buzbee, an independent fiscal conservative who expects accountability and significant progress in curing Houston's chronic problems, or career...
November 22nd, 2019
Water supply is crucial to the future of Texas. Unfortunately, Texas water interests have faced uncertainty due to overly burdensome federal regulation. With this bill, water agencies who supply water to Texas will now have...
November 22nd, 2019
Yesterday on the floor, I emphasized the importance of ratifying the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), which would include provisions to bolster the North American Development Bank (NADB), improving cross-border trade...
November 21st, 2019
The FBI on Wednesday arrested former HPD officers Gerald Goines and Steven Bryant, along with Patricia Garcia, a neighbor on Harding Street who called 9-1-1.
November 21st, 2019
Tuesday, Courtney Litvak, a Katy, TX resident, joined Ivanka Trump, Advisor to the President,and I to discuss the prevalence of human trafficking in our communities and how to improve the way our country combats this heinous...
November 20th, 2019
The move is notable considering Bloomberg, a billionaire and former New York City mayor, has not yet announced his candidacy, but is reportedly preparing to run.
December 2nd, 2019
President Donald Trump has made his son-in-law, Jared Kushner, the de facto project manager for constructing his border wall, frustrated with a lack of progress over one of his top priorities as he heads into a tough...
November 26th, 2019
For thousands of years, taxation has shaped history both openly and in ways that are more obscure. Dominic Frisby takes us through a whirlwind tour of the history of taxation, full of outrage and insight, and stories even...
November 26th, 2019
Iranian officials took unprecedented action to silence and oppress the Iranian people – unleashing security forces and shutting down the Internet to hide police brutality – after widespread protests broke out against to the...
November 25th, 2019
This week, Nancy Pelosi and Adam Schiff continued their unfair impeachment sham. This unfortunate activity is crippling the House’s ability to address the critical issues that hardworking Texas families care about most.
November 25th, 2019
Cyber threats are evolving at an alarming rate, and we need to be sure our infrastructure to combat them is ready for the challenge. Universities like UTSA and Texas A&M are a boon to our state as Texas works to ensure...
November 22nd, 2019
Courts Struggle To Collect Debt In Texas, Study Says. That’s Costly And Puts Poor Violators In Jail.
Texas is chasing its tail when it comes to collecting court fees and fines, a new study says. And that inefficiency wastes courts’ time and money – and keeps poor defendants in a cycle of poverty.
November 22nd, 2019
National Parks Caucus co-chairs U.S. Reps. Ron Kind (WI-03) and I led a bipartisan letter from the Caucus recently urging House Leadership to bring the Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act to the House floor for a...
November 21st, 2019
Let's be clear, the daily newspaper we grew up with is dying. With declining circulation, and significant staff reductions, most papers outside New York, Los Angeles or Washington D.C. have minimal local coverage and reprint...
November 21st, 2019
Early reports speculate that the Supreme Court will likely rule that either that President Obama did not have constitutional authority to create DACA, or that President Trump had the authority to rescind it. President Obama...
November 20th, 2019
Today I introduced Houstonian Dr. Stephen Hahn, the nominee to lead the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), before the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee. Excerpts of my floor remarks are below, and video...
