Voting Resources
Texas
May 27th, 2016
The VA is not the ‘‘Happiest Place on Earth.’’ It is not Disneyland, and our veterans are not living in a world of make-believe. Secretary McDonald should be ashamed of himself for belittling our veterans.
May 24th, 2016
Texas is one of several states that held primaries on March 1 — known as “Super Tuesday” or as the “SEC Primary” — and had an outsized say in who moved forward in both the Democratic and Republican presidential nominating...
May 18th, 2016
Over 1 million Texans are now licensed to carry a handgun. Harris County (Houston) leads the state with nearly 150,000 licensees.
May 16th, 2016
I worked with U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) to include language in the Appropriations Bill to assist the Port of Corpus Christi to compete for funding that will strengthen the port as a key player in the U.S....
May 13th, 2016
The caucus voted 266-124 in favor of Mechler, who ended up winning a vast majority of the 31 caucuses and handily defeating Woodfill’s vicious campaign against him to secure his first full two-year term.
May 13th, 2016
Advocates for veterans feel they are “getting the run around” after raising questions about a Texas Senate candidate’s ties to a for-profit college that’s been accused of “predatory” practices in the way it recruits students...
May 11th, 2016
As we honor police week, I rise in support of another common sense bill that would benefit the men and women who serve our nation in federal law enforcement.
May 10th, 2016
Documents have surfaced that contain information a candidate for Texas House, Kyle Biedermanm, from the Hill Country was mentally and physically abusive to his family members.
May 9th, 2016
This week, I would like to highlight the work of my “Red Tape Cutters”, Vanessa Hicks-Callaway and Nicole Beamer.
May 24th, 2016
Police in Austin, Texas, responded to a report of a man with a knife near the University of Texas campus. At least one person was stabbed and a second person was injured with an undisclosed injury.
May 23rd, 2016
Over the weekend, hundreds of veterans from across the country descended on the area I represent for the 10th Annual Warrior’s Weekend event. A 501(c)3 non-profit, Warrior’s Weekend is an annual fishing event for military...
May 17th, 2016
Texas House District 73 incumbent Doug Miller is facing a challenger, Kyle Biedermann, a hardware store owner with absolutely no legislative or community involvement experience. In fact, Biedermann in his debates claims to...
May 14th, 2016
“It boils down to a matter of respect,” Cornyn told The Dallas Morning News after his speech at the Texas GOP convention in Dallas. “That’s an important voting bloc. It’s one that’s in play for this election.”
May 13th, 2016
Last month, a few weeks ago, Alden Clopton was on patrol after midnight. He is a deputy constable in Houston, Texas. He works for the constable’s office at Precinct 7. Constables are just like deputy sheriffs and police...
May 11th, 2016
The America of old is about to collide with the America of now. We all know whether you support or do not support the 2016 Republican presidential presumptive nominee that there is definitely something amiss.
May 11th, 2016
Montgomery and San Jacinto Counties have been added to a Presidential Disaster Declaration for what has been called the Tax Day Flood.
May 9th, 2016
A Houston area man shot and killed an armed robber who was attempting to hold him and his young child at gunpoint. The man used a concealed handgun to stop the robbery and protect his son.
May 5th, 2016
A fired employee at a Houston area transportation showed up to his former workplace with a shotgun on Wednesday morning. The worker pulled out a shotgun and killed one person and injured another before turning the gun on...
May 4th, 2016
Borris Miles ran unopposed as the incumbent in the 2016 Democratic primary for Harris County's State Representative District 146, but not without a resume fraud controversy.
