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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.
September 17th, 2019
Health centers save lives and stimulate local economies in communities throughout Texas. Locally run, they are part of a national network that serves 1 in 12 Americans, or 28 million people. They save American taxpayers $24...
September 16th, 2019
During the third Democratic presidential debate at Texas Southern University on Thursday, Beto O’Rourke told viewers he would take away AR-15 rifles from gun owners if he were elected president. In response, State Rep....
September 16th, 2019
I recently released the following statement in response to the Trump administration decision to repeal the Obama administration's definition of "waters of the United States" (WOTUS), eliminating the inconsistent regulatory...
September 13th, 2019
Yesterday on the floor, I discussed my outreach to Texas’ Vietnamese community, my recent visit to the Children’s Mid-Autumn Festival at the Cali Saigon Mall in Richardson, and my efforts to enhance human rights in Vietnam...
September 12th, 2019
Every good story has a ‘villain’. In this case, it’s Wendy Davis. After much deliberation and thought, Progressive Wendy Davis announced in July that she would campaign for CD 21 as a Democrat.
September 10th, 2019
Today on the floor, I discussed my visits to El Paso and Odessa after last month’s shootings and urged my Senate colleagues to come together on solutions. Excerpts of my floor remarks are below, and video can be found here...
September 9th, 2019
I recently wrapped up a statewide tour to visit with local workers, families, and job creators. In the past month, I have traveled to El Paso, Goliad, Dallas, Corsicana, Waco, Temple, Brenham, Houston, Port Arthur, Beaumont...
September 6th, 2019
The special coin, depicting on its reverse four icons of the Missions’ history, is the 49th coin in the U.S. Mint’s “America the Beautiful” program. The project began in 2010 to depict national parks and other sites in all...
September 6th, 2019
For more than a decade, the Debbie Smith Act has reduced the backlog of untested kits nationwide and taken predators off our streets. The Senate unanimously passed this critical legislation almost four months ago, and the...
September 5th, 2019
San Antonio native and 20-year Navy veteran Tony Gonzales recently announced he will seek Texas Congressional District 23’s seat in the US House of Representatives during the 2020 elections.
September 17th, 2019
I am deeply concerned and disappointed by the Solomon Islands' decision to sever its relations with Taiwan in favor of the People's Republic of China. The Chinese Communist Party has been systematically using its military...
September 16th, 2019
I released the following statements regarding H.R. 1760, the Advanced Nuclear Fuel Availability Act; and three damaging energy bills (H.R. 205, H.R. 1941 and H.R. 1146).
September 16th, 2019
An off-duty El Paso Sector Border Patrol agent disarmed a gunman in a local restaurant. The gunman reportedly fired an unknown number of shots before being disarmed.
September 13th, 2019
The socialists in America have been beating their anti-Christian drum making a lot of noise over recent years. Americans have had a choice of religions including atheism since our country’s founding — via the 1st amendment...
September 11th, 2019
Eighteen years ago our country faced one of its darkest hours, as thousands of innocent lives were lost in an act of pure evil. In the wake of this terrorist attack, brave first responders ran towards the scene, many paying...
September 10th, 2019
My name is David Bellow and I have been vindicated and am telling my story of corruption in Jefferson County, Texas.
September 9th, 2019
I led a letter to Acting Administrator Pete Gaynor of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in support of Texas communities’ and non-governmental organizations’ (NGOs) applications for federal reimbursement for...
September 6th, 2019
As member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, I issued a statement today in response to reports Iran will expand its violation of the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) by building prohibited centrifuges:
September 5th, 2019
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security ‘s Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) awarded $1,365,400 to the San Antonio River Authority for flood prevention, mitigation and protection. As a member of the House...
September 4th, 2019
There are hundreds of thousands of Americans that don’t get it. They are still thinking that their democrat party is the same it was decades ago. (This thinking being a great example of the ‘normalcy bias’.)
