118th Congress
October 8th, 2024
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) announced over $12 million in federal funding for border security through Operation Stonegarden. This federal grant program provides funding to local and state law enforcement agencies to...
October 8th, 2024
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) released the following statement today after fighting to secure a presidential permit for the Laredo 4/5 International Bridge (Bridge 4/5) in Webb County....
October 3rd, 2024
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Tom Carper (D-DE), James Lankford (R-OK), and Maggie Hassan (D-NH) released the following statements after their legislation to create a pilot program to strengthen the Customs Trade...
October 2nd, 2024
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) announced a $750,000 grant for the City of Del Rio to renovate and develop park facilities into an all-inclusive park. The grant funding will be used for site work, demolition, and various...
September 30th, 2024
Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) issued the following statement after voting on H.R. 9747:"I voted against, H.R. 9747.
September 26th, 2024
Congresswoman Monica De La Cruz (TX-15) introduced H.R. 9721, the Ensuring Access to Whistleblower Protections Act, a vital piece of legislation aimed at closing gaps in whistleblower protections for employees of HUD...
September 26th, 2024
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) and Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) today introduced The Advancing Research in Nuclear Fuel Recycling Act. The bill requires the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the National Academy of...
September 24th, 2024
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) introduced the
September 12th, 2024
Members of the San Antonio Congressional delegation sent a bipartisan letter led by Rep. Tony Gonzales (TX-23) to Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Secretary Denis McDonough urging the agency to reverse the recent decision...
September 11th, 2024
Since May, I’ve made it clear to Secretary of State Antony Blinken that he will be required to appear before my committee this September and testify on the findings in our upcoming report on the botched Afghanistan...
October 8th, 2024
This column ran in the Texarkana Magazine on October 3, 2024.
October 7th, 2024
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) recently introduced their Foster Care Placement Transparency Act, which would require states to measure and publicly report on children who have been separated...
October 2nd, 2024
U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released the following statements after their legislation to collectively award a group of Vietnam War veterans known as “Dustoff Crews” with the Congressional...
October 1st, 2024
This week, the U.S. House Committee on Homeland Security passed my legislation to block the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from establishing partisan advisory boards within the agency.
September 30th, 2024
I sent a letter with Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and over 40 colleagues to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm blasting the Biden-Harris Administration for using the flawed Howarth study that called liquefied natural gas (LNG) "...
September 26th, 2024
Last week, Congressman Pete Sessions (TX-17) led a letter with many of his Texas colleagues requesting that (Kelly-Cruz) S. 2228, the Building Chips in America Act, be brought to the House floor. After passing the Senate...
September 24th, 2024
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) discussed the national security implications of delaying the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) and failing to pass funding for our national defense in a timely...
September 12th, 2024
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) highlighted the dangers of Democrat Leader Schumer delaying the consideration of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), leaving the U.S. Department of Defense...
September 11th, 2024
Congressman Nathaniel Moran (R-TX-01) released a statement on the anniversary of September 11th, pausing to reflect on the victims and heroes who paid the ultimate sacrifice on that fateful day 23 years ago. His video...
September 10th, 2024
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) sounded the alarm on the Senate’s looming – and predictable – September deadlines, such as passing the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), government funding, and...