Voting Resources
Security
A strong national defense is vital in a post-9/11 world. That includes comprehensive border security. In keeping us safe, the government may be tempted to overreach in ways disturbing to those of us who value our liberty above all else. Spying on Americans in the name of security is unacceptable. Finding the right balance between our national security and our freedoms is essential in keeping Americans safe from terrorists who want to kill us because they hate our way of life.
November 16th, 2015
Paris is a reminder that evil is always with us, and that is not the answer that most of us don’t want to hear. Many of the responses on Facebook expressed the horror and disbelief, with responses coming from folks who are...
November 13th, 2015
The Paris area reeled Friday night from a shooting rampage, explosions and mass hostage-taking that President François Hollande called an unprecedented terrorist attack on France. He announced sharply increased border...
November 13th, 2015
Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) has consistently voiced his disapproval of President Barack Obama’s foreign policy decisions, but on Thursday his criticism went a step further, implying the president is an “idiot” for how he’s...
November 12th, 2015
Kurds tried to recapture the town of Sinjar in northern Iraq on Thursday from ISIS, which seized it more than a year ago Sinjar, the focus of a major battle between Kurds and the Islamic State in Iraq and Greater Syria......
November 11th, 2015
I proudly join my fellow Americans in honoring the more than 21 million veterans across the United States, including the 1.6 million veterans who call Texas their home.
November 10th, 2015
South Korean intelligence officials reported recently that North Korea is preparing for a new nuclear test. If true, it would mark Pyongyang’s third nuclear detonation since 2007, when it agreed to end its nuclear program...
November 9th, 2015
While we get educated on Marco Rubio’s credit card woes or whether Carson attempted to stab a neighbor as a teenager or was offered an opportunity to attend West Point, we can easily make one thing clear: the Democratic...
November 5th, 2015
Egyptian authorities say no evidence has been found to support the theory that a bomb brought down Metrojet Flight 9268 over Egypt's Sinai Peninsula over the weekend. British Foreign Minister Philip Hammond begs to differ....
November 4th, 2015
Border Patrol agents across the country are joining with other law enforcement officers in boycotting films made by Quentin Tarantino after he called police “murderers.” Tarantino participated in an anti-police rally in New...
November 3rd, 2015
We are saddened by the weekend's tragic storms and flooding that took lives and damaged or destroyed homes and businesses. Those in the areas affected remain in our thoughts and prayers in the coming days as communities...
November 14th, 2015
Lebanon is holding a day of national mourning after at least 41 people were killed in two suicide bombings in the capital, Beirut. The Islamic State (IS) militant group says it was behind the attacks in Burj al-Barajneh, a...
November 13th, 2015
The House passed the revised National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) last week, which includes authorization for $85 million to continue the expansion and updating of the Corpus Christi Army Depot’s (CCAD) powertrain...
November 12th, 2015
Memorial Park is to Houston what Central Park is to New York City. It is our haven in the woods in the heart of Houston, Texas. Many joggers, runners and walkers hit the park's trail daily to make the three mile loop. I know...
November 11th, 2015
Today, November 11th, we honor America's veterans. Veterans Day, previously known as Armistice Day, marked the end of WWI. The armistice was signed between the Allies of WWI and Germany in France on the "eleventh hour of the...
November 11th, 2015
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) Tuesday successfully added a provision to the Military Construction and Veterans’ Affairs Appropriations bill requiring the VA Secretary to provide Congress with a plan to...
November 9th, 2015
Recently a Hollywood filmmaker joined protesters and marched in an antipolice rally in New York City.
November 8th, 2015
Sen. Cruz Shines Light on Obama Administration’s Failure to Stand With American Victims of Terrorism
Last week I chaired a hearing for the Subcommittee on Oversight, Agency Action, Federal Rights and Federal Courts titled “Justice Forsaken: How the Federal Government Fails the American Victims of Iranian and Palestinian...
November 4th, 2015
Concerns that a Russian airliner that crashed over the weekend was brought down by a bomb prompted the British government to suspend flights Wednesday to and from Egypt's Sinai Peninsula. "We have become concerned that the...
November 4th, 2015
Around the world, big game like elephant and rhinos are getting slaughtered. Ivory-seeking poachers have killed 100,000 elephants in 3 years. The black rhino population has dropped 95 percent since the early 20th century. In...
November 3rd, 2015
When: Wednesday, November 11th, 6:00 - 9:00 PMWhere: Lone Star Community College- Montgomery Health Science Building Atrium (Building B), 3200 College Park Drive Conroe, Texas 77384
