PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with RGV Partnership
News June 11, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today met with South Texas leaders and RGV Partnership members, including Chairwoman Amanda Saldana Ramirez, President Paco Sanchez, City of Edinburg Mayor Omar Ochoa, and City of Brownsville Mayor John Cowen. They discussed efforts to ensure Mexico delivers the water it owes South Texas […]
Cornyn, Kaine Introduce Bill to Reduce Regulatory Burdens on American Farms
News Legislation Would Extend FCA’s Audit Schedule for Low-Risk Institutions June 2, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) today introduced the Farm Credit Adjustment Act, which would extend the Farm Credit Administration’s (FCA) audit schedule for low-risk institutions from every 18 months to every 24 months. This extension would […]
Cornyn Introduces Water Assurance and Treaty Enforcement for the Rio Grande Farmers Act
News Bill Would Impose Tariffs on Mexico for Refusal to Send Water to U.S., Help Reimburse Agriculture Producers for Economic Losses May 14, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced the Water Assurance and Treaty Enforcement for the Rio Grande Farmers Act, or WATER for Farmers Act, which would impose penalties in […]
Cornyn Announces U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty Tariff Legislation
News May 13, 2026 Water shortages created by Mexico’s failure to follow this treaty have wreaked havoc on the ability of farmers and ranchers to plan and to tend their crops, which has in turn, had a terrible economic cost on our entire state. I’m introducing legislation called the Water Assurance and Treaty Enforcement for […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Texas Cattle Feeders Association
News April 23, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Texas Cattle Feeders Association (TCFA) leaders, including TCFA Chairman Laphe LaRoe. They discussed efforts to protect the Texas cattle industry from the spread of the invasive New World screwworm and the recent groundbreaking of the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s domestic sterile […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Texas Farm Bureau Leadership
News March 27, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met with Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) President Russell Boening, Secretary-Treasurer Brian Adamek, and Vice President Warren Cude to discuss mitigating the spread of the New World screwworm (NWS) and advocating for TFB priorities in the Farm Bill to support Texas farmers, ranchers, and producers. […]
Cornyn on U.S.-Mexico Water Treaty Compliance in USMCA Review
News February 12, 2026 CORNYN: ‘Thanks to President Trump and Secretary Rollins, now I think we’re in a better place than we were in terms of delivery of water to our South Texas farmers, but how can the U.S. use the USMCA joint review process to help reinforce compliance?’ BRADY: ‘This is an opportunity to […]
Cornyn Highlights New World Screwworm Prevention Efforts
News February 5, 2026 I’ve been working closely with the USDA and other stakeholders to promote these efforts, and I’ve introduced legislation to authorize funding. The fly has yet to land here in the United States, but it’s close and we’re taking active steps to prevent its continued northward spread. Texas cattle ranchers and beef […]
Cornyn Praises Abbott’s New World Screwworm Disaster Declaration
News January 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today praised Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s disaster declaration to help protect the state from the highly destructive New World screwworm (NWS) as it continues to migrate north toward the United States from Mexico: “Governor Abbott’s disaster declaration is good news for Texas agriculture and […]
Cornyn Urges Ambassador Greer to Raise Water Treaty Issue During USMCA Joint Review
News January 28, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today sent a letter to United States Trade Representative (USTR) Ambassador Jamieson Greer urging him to bring up the ongoing 1944 Water Treaty issue during the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) joint review to require Mexico to comply with its annual water deliveries to the […]
Cornyn Praises Ban on State Department Appropriations to Mexico Amid Repeated Water Delivery Delays
News January 12, 2026 BROWNSVILLE – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today celebrated the inclusion of a provision he requested in the National Security, Department of State, and Related Programs Appropriations bill for Fiscal Year 2026 that prohibits funding from being sent to Mexico until the U.S. Secretary of State is able to certify that […]
Cornyn Highlights Bills Signed into Law in 2025
News January 5, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after multiple bills he introduced were signed into law by President Trump during the first year of the 119th Congress: “As we reflect on the first half of the 119th Congress, I’m proud to see several of my bills prioritizing […]
Cornyn Celebrates Trump Admin’s Water Delivery Agreement with Mexico
News Tranche of Water Was Delivered by Mexico to the U.S. December 19, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement celebrating the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) agreement with Mexico to meet their water delivery obligations under the 1944 Water Treaty and the arrival of Mexico’s delivery to the […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Texas Farm Bureau
News November 20, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met yesterday with Texas Farm Bureau (TFB) President Russell Boening and TFB board members to discuss efforts to prevent the spread of New World screwworm (NWS) and the historic wins included in the One Big Beautiful Bill, now law, which will bolster the agriculture […]
Cornyn Celebrates Senate Passage of New World Screwworm Readiness, Response Legislation
News November 12, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today released the following statement after his Stop the Screwworms With Active Readiness and Mitigation (SWARM) Act passed the Senate Monday night as part of the government funding legislation. This bill would require the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to present details to Congress […]