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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.
April 14th, 2021
I helped announce the start to a program that will provide monetary relief to families who lost loved ones due to COVID-19.
April 14th, 2021
In the end, I’ll leave Congress the way I entered it, with the absolute belief that we are a remarkable nation – the greatest in history.
April 13th, 2021
Yesterday, I led a bipartisan group of Senate colleagues in sending a letter to President Biden requesting that he fund the initiatives to restore semiconductor manufacturing to American soil from the Creating Helpful...
April 13th, 2021
Any allegations of misconduct or abuse must be fully investigated. As a father to six, seeing unaccompanied children is heartbreaking. Any child – no matter their legal status – must be protected against any type of abuse....
April 12th, 2021
Declaring U.S gun violence an “epidemic” and “an international embarrassment,” President Biden outlined actions to regulate certain firearms and to try to prevent gun violence after a spate of mass shootings in recent weeks...
April 12th, 2021
DoD officials and military experts were clear: A 3-5% increase in defense spending over the inflation adjusted FY21 enacted level is necessary to keep America and our allies safe. However, President Biden’s proposed 'skinny...
April 9th, 2021
The real reason behind America's sudden distaste to step away from one's computer, go out and look for a job, is that it is already getting a weekly stimmy from the Biden admin, which has pivoted the pandemic emergency into...
April 8th, 2021
Three federal stimulus packages passed during the pandemic included more than $19 billion for Texas public schools, but state leaders have yet to distribute most of the money. Local districts say they need it to cover...
April 7th, 2021
I issued the following statement after the House Ethics Committee denied my appeal to overturn the Speaker’s unconstitutional fine in a 5-5 vote along party lines with the requirement of a majority to overturn the fine.
April 6th, 2021
This bipartisan legislation would ensure the Ysleta Del Sur Pueblo and Alabama-Coushatta tribes are covered by the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (IGRA) providing both Native American communities a critical economic lifeline...
April 14th, 2021
Rick Perry, in a rare return to policy debates in Austin, is teaming up with a Democratic state lawmaker to push for psychedelic drug therapy for veterans struggling with post-traumatic stress disorder.
April 13th, 2021
I am sorry to inform everyone that I will be pretty much off the grid for the next few weeks.
April 13th, 2021
At the state's three FEMA vaccination sites in Dallas, Arlington and Houston, officials said that vaccine efforts would continue but that officials would not be administering the Johnson & Johnson vaccine.
April 12th, 2021
Unaccompanied children that arrive at our border have already endured dangerous conditions at home and a treacherous journey to get here. The fact that any child would experience abuse in the care of the U.S. government is...
April 12th, 2021
I yesterday sent a letter to Secretary of State Antony Blinken in response to President Biden's plan to send a reported $75 million in general economic support payments from the United States Agency for International...
April 9th, 2021
Politicizing our Department of Defense and the men and women who risk their lives for us daily is unfair and dangerous to our national security.
April 9th, 2021
The stories of some of our Medal of Honor recipients are well known, but too many are not. They all deserve to be told—and soon they will be, from the National Medal of Honor Museum, breaking ground in 2024 right here in...
April 8th, 2021
As we begin this year’s appropriations process, I am committed to ensuring that the innocent lives of the unborn are protected, and that conservatives reject Democrats’ attempts to allow for taxpayer funds to be used on...
April 7th, 2021
U.S. law enforcement officers sacrifice their own safety for their fellow Americans, regardless of where they don their uniform. This bill sends an important message to our protectors that we recognize your service and we...
April 5th, 2021
The Texas Tribune is using daily data from the Texas Department of State Health Services to track coronavirus vaccinations, cases, hospitalizations and deaths.
