Hurricane Relief

I recently issued the following statement applauding the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) designation of six Texas counties – Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Brooks, Kenedy, and Starr – as disaster areas due to...
Port Aransas
Since Hurricane Harvey, the City of Port Aransas has worked tirelessly with FEMA representatives to identify damages and move recovery projects forward.  Unfortunately, the city’s public safety building and fire station...
hurricane hanna
U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas) and I recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue urging the department to issue a disaster designation for counties in Texas that have demonstrated...
Recently, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) awarded nearly $60 million to 161 community health centers in six southern states and two U.S. territories that were impacted by Hurricanes Harvey, Irma and...
Following Hurricane Laura last month, I authored the following op-ed in the Beaumont Enterprise on my successful efforts to secure federal funding for coastal protection projects along Texas’ Gulf Coast. 
The consistent report I've gotten from the governor, I've gotten from local officials and state officials is the responsiveness of the administration throughout this hurricane has been extraordinary.
Yesterday on the floor I discussed an amendment I have filed to the disaster supplemental appropriations bill that will force the Office of Management and Budget to release funds for Hurricane Harvey recovery efforts that...
 

© 2015 TexasGOPVote  | Terms of Use | Privacy Policy