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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.
January 8th, 2019
The Texas Legislature faces several big issues when it begins on Tuesday, including school finance and property taxes.
January 7th, 2019
Thursday marked the beginning of a new Congress, and it is my great honor to serve 28 million Texans.
January 4th, 2019
US President Donald Trump has said he is prepared for a partial shutdown of the US government - now entering its third week - to last years.
January 3rd, 2019
While Nancy Pelosi reclaimed the speaker’s gavel Thursday, more than a dozen Democrats defected and chose not to support her.
January 2nd, 2019
Cato’s immigration policy team was very busy in 2018. My colleagues David Bier and Andrew Forrester, in addition to some contributions by myself and numerous outside authors like the stupendous Michelangelo Landgrave
December 31st, 2018
I’ve been watching this country seemingly ‘go to hell in a hand-basket’ over the last several decades. All of America’s great figureheads (e.g., Father Knows Best) have been replaced by millionaire football and basketball...
December 27th, 2018
Until now, the two have operated worlds apart despite their home-state ties. In San Antonio, Castro cultivated a local following while steeping himself in policy and traditional fundraising practices. Five hundred miles and...
December 27th, 2018
The Federal government’s newly proposed rules could make it more difficult for some people to legally immigrate to the United States and could cost the US economy $164.4 billion, according to
December 26th, 2018
After passage in the Senate last week, the First Step Act was passed by the House with overwhelming support from both sides of the aisle.
December 24th, 2018
115th Congress By The Numbers
January 8th, 2019
Monday, I appeared on Fox News’ The Daily Briefing with Dana Perino to discuss border security funding and Democratic leadership’s refusal to compromise.
January 5th, 2019
While it’s never easy to predict the unpredictable 140-day legislative sessions, here’s what to watch for as the 86th Texas Legislative Session gavels in.
January 4th, 2019
One of the most important responsibilities of Congress is to fund the vital services provided by our government, and in so doing, provide paychecks to the hardworking public servants who keep the cogs of government turning...
January 2nd, 2019
Begin the new Congress by creating a legal immigration system that secures our borders and defines legal status for those already here. In 2013, 68 senators — including all 54 Democrats — voted for such a bill, but the House...
January 2nd, 2019
Expect 2019 to be the year of the Left pushing gun control. Why? Because as a personal prediction, I expect more ‘random’ shootings where the mental state of the shooter is in question. And as a black helicopter...
December 31st, 2018
When most Americans think about the federal government, they tend to think about the political gridlock and bureaucratic red tape that has increasingly made good governance difficult.
December 27th, 2018
Having attended an all girls Catholic school I can attest to the fact that there was this beautiful nun that gave us lessons on how to walk, sit and get out of a car, gracefully like a lady. We had to put a book on our heads...
December 27th, 2018
With Democrats taking control of the House of Representatives, the current political cold war most likely will morph from a normal political environment to that of regime politics. With normal politics, the principles are...
December 26th, 2018
Texas was its own republic from 1836 to 1845. Just like any other republic, the young country had a legislature, outlined in the Constitution of the Republic of Texas. The Congress of the Republic of Texas was based on the...
December 21st, 2018
It is the final showdown scene, and while there are no swinging doors or clicking of spurs, eerie signs and sounds of silence or dust swirling behind me, I stand here today in the people's House to speak probably for the...
