Texas
October 19th, 2022
I recently visited the Port of Corpus Christi to discuss energy security and the expansion of the liquified natural gas (LNG) industry in Texas. My visit included tours of the Cheniere LNG facility, the Port of Corpus...
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 7th, 2022
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) announced $5,998,130 in funding for The University of Texas Health Science Center and Texas A&M University-San Antonio to expand educational opportunities for Hispanic students. Grants...
September 27th, 2022
WASHINGTON —Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) released the following statement after Texas Governor Greg Abbott's Executive Order No. GA-42 to designate Mexican drug cartels as foreign terrorist organizations:
September 8th, 2022
San Antonio received $3.8 million in Urban Area Security Initiative (UASI) grant funding. This project assists high density, targeted areas by providing them with the ability to protect themselves against and recover from...
September 1st, 2022
Despite assurances from panicking politicos like County Commissioner Adrian Garcia and County Judge Lina Hidalgo, reports from the non-partisan Crime Stoppers and the FBI confirm what we all know - crime is still a big...
August 26th, 2022
Thursday, the Human Life Protection Act, HB 1280, goes into effect to completely protect unborn babies from the tragedy of abortion beginning at conception.
August 23rd, 2022
A Texas woman suspects she was poisoned by touching a napkin stuffed in her car’s door handle outside a Houston restaurant. Doctors agreed she had been poisoned but were unable to identify the poisonous material.
August 22nd, 2022
HOUSTON, Texas — Harris County officials announced the first pediatric case of monkeypox when a toddler tested positive for the virus. Officials called it the first presumptive positive monkeypox case in Texas.
August 18th, 2022
The Guadalupe River flows 230 miles from Hunt, Texas in Kerr County and winds its way to the San Antonio Bay at the Gulf of Mexico. Since March of this year there has been a noticeable change in the water level of the river...
October 18th, 2022
These grants will help institute safety measures in and around schools, support school violence prevention efforts, provide training to school personnel and students, implement evidence-based threat assessments, and fund...
October 11th, 2022
I introduced the Strengthening Public Undertaking for Retaining Sports (SPURS) Act to discourage the relocation of the San Antonio Spurs to Austin, Texas.
October 6th, 2022
The Texas Association of Broadcasters has sent a letter to U.S. Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas), member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, thanking him for his work on the Journalism Competition and Preservation Act (JCPA), to...
September 14th, 2022
Wednesday on the floor, I discussed the Biden Administration’s inability to rectify the looming rail worker strike, which could result in billions of dollars in damage to the economy each day. Excerpts of my remarks are...
September 7th, 2022
Thou protest too much-Lina Hidalgo (County Judge of Harris County) continues to prove to anti-crime voters that she is not to be trusted.
August 30th, 2022
This week, our West Texas community lost a legend, hero, and friend: Coach Gary Gaines passed away at the age of 73.Coach Gaines was nothing less than legendary.
August 25th, 2022
His legacy lives on through the tens of thousands of players, coaches, and fans whose lives he changed for the better.
August 22nd, 2022
I am continuously inspired by how our community supports and protects each other.Last month, Rochelle Baptist Church’s sanctuary was destroyed in a tragic fire. Since then, there has been such an outpouring of support within...
August 19th, 2022
Jurors earlier this week could not come to a consensus regarding the former CEO’s role in the deadly outbreak. The Brenham-based creamery previously pleaded guilty to distributing adulterated products and agreed to pay...
August 17th, 2022
On August 1, 2022 the San Antonio Family Association held a Press Conference on the steps of City Hall. It was in response to the Mayor of San Antonio, Ron Nirenberg and the City Council who held a Press Conference on the...