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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.
December 12th, 2015
Every year Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) gives national attention to the accomplishments of key lawmakers in both U.S. Congress and state legislatures. Today, conservative State Representative Jason Villalba (R-...
December 11th, 2015
"You may all go to Hell, I'm going to Texas." - Davy CrockettLike many great Texans, I am a not a native of my adoptive state of Texas. I came here in my twenties for a better political and business climate. What I found was...
December 9th, 2015
Yesterday, I examined the “inconvenient truth” surrounding the debate over how to interpret climate science data in a hearing titled “Data or Dogma?
December 8th, 2015
In 2012, the owners of a Port Lavaca business filed their taxes in the same manner they always had. Expecting a refund that would help them keep their business going, they were surprised when the refund was held and an audit...
December 3rd, 2015
WASHINGTON, DC – Speaking in the Great Hall at the Library of Congress today, House Speaker Paul Ryan (R-WI) outlined his vision for a confident America at home and abroad, pledging that his top priority as Speaker in 2016...
December 2nd, 2015
Today I issued the following statement regarding the passage of S.1177, the Every Student Succeeds Act:
December 1st, 2015
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Republican Legislative Campaign Committee (RLCC) named its 2016 leadership with Texas Speaker of the House Joe Straus serving as the group’s chairman and Pennsylvania Speaker Mike Turzai serving...
December 1st, 2015
In this week’s Monday Morning Memo podcast, the chairmen of the House and Senate Judiciary committees have questions about the foreign fighter travel th
November 30th, 2015
I can imagine the conversation between the French President and our President after the Paris massacre.Hollande: “Mr. President, what are we going to do about ISIS?”
November 24th, 2015
Nearly every fundamental measure—with the notable exception of the country’s demographic shifts—favors the Republicans in 2016. The public overwhelmingly believes the country is headed in the wrong direc...
December 11th, 2015
I don't hate Donald Trump. I think he's pathetic. He's a child who inherited a lot of money and used it in corrupt systems to create a lot more money from it. I think he's a posturer, a spectacularly inconsistent and awkward...
December 9th, 2015
In addition to cost, another problem facing the energy industry is the Obama administration’s overreaching rules and regulations which are preventing the energy sector from growing. I believe the U.S.
December 8th, 2015
The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee said he plans to introduce legislation that would allow the creation of a "national commission on security and technology challenges in the Digital Age."
December 7th, 2015
On Saturday, December 5, the 62 members of the State Republican Executive Committee met in Austin to decide what initiatives if any would be placed on the March 1, 2016 ballot. Among the ballot propositions, secession was...
December 3rd, 2015
I spoke on the floor yesterday about the disastrous effects the President’s health care law has had for Texans, and the bill to repeal Obamacare being considered by the Senate this week. The bottom line is that Obamacare has...
December 2nd, 2015
I issued the following statement after voting to support two Senate-passed measures that block job-killing EPA regulations: the Congressional Disapproval of the EPA’s CO2 Rule for Existing Power Plants (S.J. Res. 24) and the...
December 1st, 2015
York's thesis is that Trump is prone to saying outrageous things or beginning with outrageous positions so he can get what he wants.
November 30th, 2015
Chris Christie (R) picked up some much-needed momentum on Saturday after the biggest newspaper in New Hampshire endorsed his bid for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination. The New Hampshire Union Leader, an influential...
November 24th, 2015
I was honored to be appointed to the Conference Committee that will negotiate the differences between the House's six-year highway bill and the Senate's version of the bill. As the senior Texan on the House Committee on...
November 23rd, 2015
Last week the U.S. House of Representatives approved legislation reforming the nation’s central bank, including a new bipartisan national commission I have championed.
