Voting Resources
United States
October 5th, 2016
Creating a legal pathway for lower-skilled workers to come and work greatly reduces unlawful immigration.
October 4th, 2016
In January 26, 1892, a young woman was born in Atlanta, Texas. Her name was Bessie Coleman and she continues to inspire generations of African American women around the United States and in the great state of Texas.
October 3rd, 2016
A Houston man with a Texas License to Carry (LTC) stopped an armed robbery at a local auto parts store.
September 30th, 2016
As a former prosecutor and county Judge, I am very concerned by the press conference held on July 15th the Director of the FBI, James Comey.
September 29th, 2016
Oh boy, it’s budget time. Media outlets, special interest groups and yes, even politicians who know better, love confusing the public about the year-end budget battles in Washington.Here’s a primer so you can tell the facts...
September 28th, 2016
At today’s House Judiciary Committee hearing titled Oversight of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, I questioned Director Comey and described several recent developments that
September 26th, 2016
Six people have been shot and injured by a shooter in southwest Houston Monday morning.
September 23rd, 2016
I released the following statement after President Obama vetoed the Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act, legislation I introduced with U.S. Senator Charles Schumer (D-NY) that would allow victims, including the...
September 23rd, 2016
On May 21, 2016, a U.S. drone strike killed the leader of the Afghan Taliban, Mullah Mansour. To no one’s surprise, at the time of his death Mansour was in southwestern Pakistan. The drone strike Pakistan’s longstanding...
September 22nd, 2016
There are times when the only thing to do is to fight fire with fire. The San Antonio Express-News ran a full page ad, ‘Statement in Response to Catholics for Choice’ by Texas Prolife Prelates, on page A7 in the Sunday...
October 5th, 2016
The senator from Virginia came across as over-rehearsed, often interrupting his Republican opponent, Gov. Mike Pence of Indiana, with points Kaine had already made several times earlier in the debate. At times, Kaine simply...
October 3rd, 2016
Hurricane Matthew barreled its way through theCaribbean and roared toward Haiti, Jamaica and Cuba on Monday.Two fishermen have died in rough water churned up by the approaching storm in Haiti, the Associated Press reported...
October 3rd, 2016
Donald Trump showed how to snatch defeat from the jaws of victory. He managed to blow a big opportunity against Hillary Clinton in the first debate. He started out strong in their first debate, making Hillary the issue,...
September 29th, 2016
I cosponsored the No Veterans Crisis Line Call Should Go Unanswered Act in response to reports this week that more than one in three veterans’ calls to the Department of Veterans Affairs’ Veterans Crisis Line are...
September 28th, 2016
Fifteen years ago, on September 11, 2001, our country was instantly transformed. Three thousand Americans and people from other nations were murdered at the hands of evil, malicious terrorists.
September 27th, 2016
Last week, the House Oversight Committee held a hearing to investigate the massive increase in the price of EpiPens. Drug pricing is overly complex and in the last few years we have seen several examples of companies...
September 25th, 2016
Ted Cruz endorsed Donald Trump for the presidency Friday afternoon, a stunning turn of events after a contentious primary filled with nasty personal attacks and a dramatic snub at the Republican National Convention.
September 23rd, 2016
Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump are preparing for their highly anticipated Monday night debate showdown in ways that appear to be as different as their candidacies. One looks to be hunkering down with homework, research and...
September 22nd, 2016
Yahoo said Thursday an investigation had confirmed that information associated with at least 500 million user accounts was stolen from the company in late 2014.
September 22nd, 2016
These two men share many characteristics: their Islamic faith, sex and age are nearly identical. They were also both born abroad. Adan immigrated to the United States with his parents when he was two years old, according to...
