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.
October 27th, 2022
I released the following statement after Latifa Sharifi, an Afghan human rights lawyer who was not able to leave the country in the midst of the Biden Administration’s withdrawal, arrived safely in Texas after months of...
October 26th, 2022
Representative Jodey Arrington (TX-19) was joined by Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense Representative Ken Calvert (CA-42), military officials, and Abilene city leaders to provide an update...
October 25th, 2022
Last week, I sent a letter to U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert L. Santos concerning the significant undercounting and overcounting of states in the 2020 Census, which cost states like Texas an additional seat in Congress...
October 24th, 2022
The Astros won Game 4 of the ALCS 6-5 on Sunday night to punch their fourth ticket to the World Series since 2017.
October 21st, 2022
On Wednesday, I was presented with the ‘Hero of Main Street’ award to recognize my support of local businesses.
October 20th, 2022
Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said the state should fund the distribution of an overdose reversal medication to help curb the growing number of opioid-related deaths.
October 19th, 2022
It was an honor to join the National Parks Conservation Association and the Blackwell School Alliance for a site visit to celebrate this important accomplishment that carries incredible cultural, economic, and historical...
October 17th, 2022
All four of our recommendations came through our bipartisan Federal Judicial Evaluation Committee, which is designed to find nominees with both legal excellence and demonstrated integrity.
October 14th, 2022
Enough of the sordid business of dividing us up by race; it's high time Congress took America's woke universities to task and brought their ivory towers of tyranny to the ground.
October 13th, 2022
On Wednesday, I introduced the Healthcare Freedom Act of 2022 to put Americans back in charge of their own healthcare.
October 27th, 2022
On Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) led 40 of his House Republican colleagues in demanding Biden’s Department of Defense immediately rescind its directive to create a new abortion travel fund for service members and their...
October 26th, 2022
On Wednesday, Rep. Chip Roy released the following statement following the Department of Justice’s failure to turn over Freedom of Access to Clinic Entrances Act (FACE Act) prosecution data by last Thursday’s deadline:
October 24th, 2022
I released the following statement about the vote by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to add the COVID-19 vaccine to the immunization schedule that states use to require routine vaccinations in order for...
October 24th, 2022
President Biden has announced he will release another 15 million barrels of oil from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve, meaning this administration has now sold nearly 40% of our reserves to nations like China. This petroleum...
October 20th, 2022
I'm excited to share some great news for those receiving Social Security benefits. This week, the Social Security Administration announced that Social Security and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits for...
October 19th, 2022
Building new schools and upgrading existing facilities are important components in accommodating the State of Texas’ rapid population growth.
October 19th, 2022
I’m grateful to Congressman Pfluger for joining with me on this, and I can think of no recognition more fitting to the Powells and their support of veterans than a VA clinic named in their honor.
October 14th, 2022
After the Bureau of Labor Statistics reported in its September Consumer Price Index (CPI) that core inflation rose higher than expectations and to a new 40-year high, at 6.6 percent from the previous year – I issued the...
October 14th, 2022
Opioids like fentanyl have claimed the lives of our family members, friends, and neighbors at alarming rates across the country. Confronting the ongoing opioid epidemic requires us to act on multiple fronts.
October 13th, 2022
On National Farmer’s Day, I sent a letter to U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Chairman Gary Gensler expressing concern over the SEC’s proposed climate disclosure rule, which will harm U.S. agriculture producers...