Voting Resources
Family
Republicans must come together to stand for policies that strengthen the core of society: The traditional family. Marriage must be protected. Life must be respected. Liberals suggest the policies we embrace are “divisive wedge issues,” but they could not be more wrong. Policies that strengthen the family are essential to a GOP that keeps its core conservative principles.
March 20th, 2013
After writing several articles about corruption in Hardin County and Lumberton, TX nothing should surprise me anymore, right? WRONG!This latest incident of public corruption shocked me and will likely shock anyone in Texas,...
March 15th, 2013
Millennial Republicans in Houston are breaking with the establishment to chart a new course for the GOP, built on facing political realities, while maintaining that better communication--not giving away the store--are key to...
March 14th, 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZA3WUgFhcXQWhite smoke flowed from the Sistine Chapel chimney letting the hundred thousand or so that gathered to hear the news that a pope had been elected by the 115 cardinals. Jorge Mario...
March 13th, 2013
I joined other Members of Congress in writing a letter to President Obama protesting the White House’s decision to cancel public tours. On March 5, 2013, the White House abruptly announced that they were canceling all tours...
March 11th, 2013
Republican Party of Texas - The Texas Federation of Republican Women and the Republican Party of Texas, together, with heavy hearts, have been asked by the family to inform those in Borah’s Republican family of the tragic...
March 6th, 2013
Former welfare recipient John H. Johnson, president and founder of Johnson Publications (Ebony and Jet Magazine) wrote in the 1975 September issue of Ebony referring to Mr. S.B. Fuller. He declared, "We are here to say...
March 5th, 2013
As House Science, Space, and Technology Committee Chairman, I have called a hearing for tomorrow afternoon titled Threats from Space: A Review of U.S. Government Efforts to Track and Mitigate Asteroids and Meteors, Part...
February 27th, 2013
Before Black History month in America ends, and in light of the fact that so much of the 2013 celebration honors left-wing African-Americans, this short series of articles offers praise for some truly brave Americans---black...
February 21st, 2013
AUSTIN – Ashley Sewell, formerly CEO of Carnivore Media, a boutique online image management firm, is bringing her talent to the Texas Public Policy Foundation and Right on Crime campaign. Ashley will continue working for...
February 12th, 2013
Congressman Mike Turner, Chairman of the House Armed Services Subcommittee on Tactical Air and Land Forces, released the following statement as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (North Korea) has undertaken a...
March 15th, 2013
Republican Party of Texas - The Texas Federation of Republican Women and the Republican Party of Texas, on behalf of the Family of Borah Van Dormolen, announce memorial arrangements honoring and celebrating Borah’s...
March 15th, 2013
Day One of CPAC 2013 is over, and it is a great start to a conservative feast. The afternoon session “Conservative Inclusion: Promoting the Freedom Message to all Americans” was a panel discussion, whose members included...
March 14th, 2013
I introduced legislation yesterday that will ensure taxpayer dollars aren’t funding abortion advocacy in public schools. H.R. 1122, the Protecting Life in Funding Education (PRO-LIFE) Act restricts funding to school...
March 12th, 2013
It’s hard to say who will wear the red shoes that Pope Benedict XVI literally walked out of. Tuesday, March 12 starts the first day of the conclave where 115 elector cardinals will begin the process of electing a new pope...
March 11th, 2013
Ocho Street, Little HavanaWe just came back from our ‘vacation,’ and I can tell you that I am ecstatic to be back home in TEXAS. There is no place like HOME SWEET HOME! We visited Miami, South Beach and Little Havana.
March 5th, 2013
Congressman Mike Turner, Co-Chair of the Auto Industry Pension Task Force, was joined by fellow Task Force members in writing to request that the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) provide them with an update on...
March 1st, 2013
I issued the following statement reacting to the House passage of S. 47, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013, which includes the SAFER Act of 2013, a bipartisan bill that I introduced with Rep. Carolyn...
February 25th, 2013
When Texas voted in this last election, no one did an exit poll; perhaps because it would have shown that Latinos voted for the Democrats in larger numbers than we Republicans wanted to acknowledge. The fear that Texas is...
February 13th, 2013
I join a bipartisan group of Representatives today to pay tribute to Chief Petty Officer Chris Kyle, a true American military hero, who was tragically killed on February 2nd.Chris was a personal friend of mine, and I know...
February 8th, 2013
Could you imagine what the reaction of the news media would be if a Republican President had been AWOL during a major crisis, not communicating with key defense personnel? In September, four Americans were killed by...
