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Immigration experts discussed the impacts of having an outdated legal immigration system and recommend policies for the US to pursue during an online panel at the National Immigration Forum’s Leading the Way 2020.A key point the speakers...
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As we enter the last month of the year, it should be as clear to everyone in Washington as it is to those in Texas that there is a lot of work left to do in 2020.Our first priority needs to be the pandemic. Coronavirus relief is and needs to be at the...
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Update: Trump Lawyers held a press conference Nov. 19 on the evidence of voter fraud.---If you’re looking for a TV news source that will tell you the truth, I recommend tuning into Newsmax.The mainstream media has declared a...
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) has the potential to transform the way we work, learn, live and defend the nation, but our leadership in this technology remains uncertain. With reports by top officials warning that “the United States is in danger of losing...
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Immigration crackdowns will make Texas’ labor shortage worse. The ID and Tax program would issue five-year work permits to those who qualify — bringing them into our tax system and easing the burden on business.
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"ID and Tax" is a system where undocumented immigrants would be issued tamper-proof IDs, taxed at a higher rate than American citizens, and required to work for employers who deduct and match taxes. Find out more about solutions we support.

January 22nd, 2021
As a member of the Senate Commerce Committee, I recently participated in a full committee hearing to consider President Biden’s nomination of Pete Buttigieg to be Secretary of the U.S. Department of Transportation.
January 22nd, 2021
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) announced January 15th he has been named an Assistant Whip for Minority Whip Steve Scalise’s whip team. Congressman Scalise (LA-01) was recently re-elected as head Republican Whip for the...
January 21st, 2021
There’s no doubt our energy industry has already suffered during the pandemic, and President Biden’s answer is to kick the industry further down the well.
January 21st, 2021
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) sent a letter January 14 to United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer to express his concern for the national security risks posed by GH America Energy’s Blue...
January 20th, 2021
Today, I attended the inauguration ceremonies for the 46th President of the United States, Joseph R. Biden, and Vice President Kamala D. Harris.
January 20th, 2021
The remaining FBI documents on Russia collusion show that the entire narrative was created. Faked, then leaked to the news media to neutralize Hillary Clinton’s concern that her email scandal hadn’t gone away.
January 19th, 2021
Majority Leader Mitch McConnell may have just showed his truest colors yet as he addressed the floor claiming that "The mob was fed lies. They were provoked by the president and other powerful people."
January 19th, 2021
Although the 2020 elections did not turn out the way many of us hoped, let’s all stay positive. Most of us have a lot to be thankful for!President Trump did an outstanding job as our leader for four years. We should thank...
January 18th, 2021
The late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. taught that people "must learn to live together as brothers and sisters or perish together as fools," and his message still holds true in a nation that has become increasingly divided, his...
January 15th, 2021
State Rep. Joe Deshotel, D-Beaumont, told The Texas Tribune he tested positive Thursday — three days after lawmakers gaveled in for this year’s legislative session
January 22nd, 2021
Texans have worked hard to produce affordable, reliable, and environmentally-safe energy for their fellow Americans. Halting off-shore drilling permits will penalize Texas workers in favor of foreign producers who won’t...
January 21st, 2021
Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani signaled Washington on the day of President Joe Biden's inauguration that the "ball is in Washington’s court" to revive the 2015 nuclear deal.
January 21st, 2021
If the Biden administration believes that rejoining the agreement is something the American people should support, then he should submit the Paris Climate Agreement to the Senate as a treaty and let the people decide through...
January 20th, 2021
Recent news reports suggest that Joe Biden will propose a s
January 20th, 2021
Following at least a week's worth of media leaks teasing all the Biden "Day One" action items (Rejoin the Paris Accords, Keystone Pipeline, Halt the departure from the WTO, But mostly the massive immigration package that...
January 20th, 2021
I applaud the administration for taking decisive, necessary action to signal that the U.S. will not allow the Nord Stream 2 pipeline to be completed. Putin’s Nord Stream 2 project – if completed – would threaten Europe’s...
January 19th, 2021
This Saturday, January 23, 2021, thousands from across the state will participate in the 2021 Texas Rally for Life — as part of the Life Caravan around the Texas Capitol in Austin and via the Livestream....
January 18th, 2021
President Trump isn’t going down without a bit of a fight. And he’s doing what he should have done weeks ago.The remaining FBI documents on Russia collusion show that the entire narrative was created. Faked, then leaked to...
January 18th, 2021
The 2021 Texas Rally for Life will be held on Saturday, January 23, from 2-4 PM CT!
January 15th, 2021
Yesterday, I issued the following statement applauding the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency for finalizing a rule that would require large banks to provide fair access to financial services for all legal and...