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.
July 6th, 2016
Today on the Senate floor I called for the release of the FBI’s interview of former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton as part of their investigation into her use of an unsecured, private email server.
July 5th, 2016
FBI Director James B. Comey said Tuesday that his agency will not recommend criminal charges against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server as secretary of state but called Clinton and her staff “extremely...
July 1st, 2016
Following media reports that Attorney General Loretta Lynch met privately with former President Bill Clinton earlier this week, I appeared on Fox News’ On the Record with Greta Van Susteren Thursday to renew my call
June 30th, 2016
It’s been over 40 days since Ted Cruz ended his presidential bid to the White House and left Donald Trump as the lone survivor of the Republican 2016 presidential primary campaign. In spite of this torch passing, it was the...
June 29th, 2016
In remarks on the Senate floor, I spoke about legislation funding anti-Zika efforts and supporting veterans that was filibustered by Senate Democrats Tuesday.
June 28th, 2016
Clinton, who was secretary of state when Ambassador Christopher Stevens and three others were killed on Sept. 11, 2012, was planning to visit Libya later that year, which pressured diplomats to stay at the poorly guarded,...
June 24th, 2016
The UK has voted to leave the European Union in a historic referendum that triggered the resignation of British Prime Minister David Cameron and wreaked havoc on global markets.
June 23rd, 2016
House Speaker Paul Ryan sent lawmakers packing for the holiday break early Thursday morning after a raucous, hours-long sit-in waged by congressional Democrats failed to force a vote on gun control measures. As Ryan decried...
June 22nd, 2016
Some time ago, I wrote an article in an effort to inform readers about how their tax dollars are being spent on improvement projects in and around the Galleria area.
June 20th, 2016
For many months, I made two cases. First that under the right circumstances, Donald Trump could win the election and the second point was that Trump would be the weakest candidate with the least chance of winning this...
July 6th, 2016
This article describes delegate rules committee member Kendal Unruh's agenda to suggest a rule that will reinforce the existing rules that national convention delegates are responsible only to the m
July 5th, 2016
During the Republican Debates, Governor Jeb Bush, and Senator Marco Rubio were asked, “Do you believe young women should sign up for Selective Service?” Senator Marco Rubio stated, "I do believe that selective service should...
July 1st, 2016
Bill Clinton and Loretta Lynch happened to be at the same place at the same time, so as a courtesy, Bill met with Loretta Lynch.
June 30th, 2016
The battle that the leave forces had over exiting the European Union is similar to one we face this year over immigration policy, who controls (if anyone) our borders, our nationalism, globalism and its impact on the U.S.,...
June 28th, 2016
The House Select Committee on Benghazi’s report confirms the disturbing pattern that has emerged over the course of the Obama administration, in which the President and his top aides approach the world through rigid,...
June 24th, 2016
I released the following statement after the introduction of a discussion draft of the Financial CHOICE (Creating Hope and Opportunity for Investors, Consumers and Entrepreneurs) Act:
June 24th, 2016
Thanks to a conservative, common sense approach to criminal justice reform, Texas has seen a dramatic drop in crime during the past decade while incarcerating fewer people.
June 23rd, 2016
The Constitution and Civil Justice Subcommittee held a hearing Wednesday to examine legislation to protect free speech. H.R.
June 20th, 2016
Police in Montgomery County, Texas, detained and eventually released a man who was said to have been found with a handgun near the location of a Trump rally being held in The Woodlands.
June 17th, 2016
Today I'm introducing an amendment that I believe will offer a solution. I believe, if enacted beforehand, it may have provided the law enforcement agencies, like the FBI, the tools they needed in order to identify somebody...