Coronavirus
April 2nd, 2020
As hospital emergency rooms and intensive care units swell with patients infected with the COVID-19 virus, political leaders coordinating responses in “hot spots” are asking doctors and other medical professionals in parts...
April 1st, 2020
As health care professionals beg for supplies to protect themselves from COVID-19 infection, a Texas company found a seller with at least 2 million masks and quietly offered them for sale at $6 each. Before the pandemic,...
April 1st, 2020
The CARES Act –Coronavirus legislation recently passed by Congress – established immediate relief for our small businesses in crisis with a $349 billion Paycheck Protection Program. This protects millions of Americans...
March 31st, 2020
Houston Methodist Hospital received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin utilizing plasma transfusions to treat COVID-19 patients. The FDA approved the major Houston hospital system as the first...
March 30th, 2020
I’m counting on the American spirit. I’m counting on American ingenuity. You should too. We can, and we will, make it through this.
March 30th, 2020
Associated Builders and Contractors Vice President of Legislative and Political Affairs Kristen Swearingen issued the following statement about the signing of the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act, which...
March 27th, 2020
With the number of confirmed COVID-19 cases projected to rise, healthcare providers’ highest priority must be treating patients who test positive and others whose lives are at risk.
March 26th, 2020
THIS IS A PLEA TO GOVERNOR ABBOTT AND EVERY COUNTY COMMISSIONER AND MAYOR IN TEXAS.President Trump IS RIGHT! “WE CANNOT LET THE CURE BE WORSE THAN THE PROBLEM ITSELF.”
March 26th, 2020
People flying into Texas airports from New York, New Jersey and Connecticut will be subject to a mandatory self-quarantine for 14 days, or the duration of their stay in Texas, whichever is shorter. Abbott said he’s issuing a...
March 25th, 2020
Following the Senate Democrats’ decision to play partisan games and block the Senate’s third bipartisan emergency coronavirus package, yesterday I
April 2nd, 2020
Life saving treatments and vaccines are critical as we see an increase in COVID-19 cases and fatalities.
April 1st, 2020
I announced the distribution of more than $19 million for the Cities of San Antonio and El Paso and Bexar County to address the COVID-19 public health emergency through various programs administered by the U.S. Department of...
March 31st, 2020
Breaking! Texas Governor PROHIBITS Counties & Cities from BANNING Religious Services during COVID-19
Texas Governor Greg Abbott today has just today, 3/31/2020, issued an Executive Order GA 14.
March 31st, 2020
Today on The Hugh Hewitt Show, I discussed Speaker Pelosi’s partisan agenda during the coronavirus pandemic and possible “Phase Four” legislation to address this public health crisis.On Impeachment...
March 30th, 2020
I know that many Texans are concerned about their families and loved ones, and I can assure you that both the health and economic well-being of all Texans are my top priorities.
March 27th, 2020
With both the physical and economic health of our country in crisis, this bold legislation is our best path forward.
March 27th, 2020
Officials responsible for ensuring the reliable supply of electricity to Texans have successfully adapted to the challenges caused by the COVID-19 health crisis, says the Texas Senate committee chairman responsible for...
March 26th, 2020
I support Senate passage of the CARES Act, critical legislation to get relief to Texans dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic.
March 26th, 2020
The Department of Health and Human Services has awarded seven grants to health centers in the 23rd congressional district to continue combating the current pandemic. The funds awarded to the community health facilities...
March 23rd, 2020
We have a figurative war on our hands, but not against enemy bullets. It is not against the Coronavirus itself.