Senator Cornyn

Issues: Courts & Judiciary

Cornyn Statement on Confirmation of Angela Colmenero for U.S. District Court in Houston

News September 23, 2026 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm President Trump’s nomination of Angela Colmenero to be a U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Texas – Houston Division. Video of Sen. Cornyn introducing Ms. Colmenero earlier this year in the […]

Cornyn Statement on Confirmation of Kasdin Mitchell for U.S. District Court in Dallas

News September 18, 2026 AUSTIN – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm President Trump’s nomination of Kasdin Mitchell to be a U.S. District Judge for the Northern District of Texas – Dallas Division. Video of Sen. Cornyn introducing Ms. Mitchell earlier this year in the […]

Cornyn Urges VA, DOJ to Investigate Predatory Schools Defrauding Veterans of G.I. Benefits

News September 9, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after sending a pair of bipartisan letters encouraging the Trump administration to investigate and hold accountable “slapdash” trade schools and education institutions in Texas and across the country who reportedly defrauded veterans of their G.I. Bill benefits and ripped off […]

Cornyn: Kaufman County to Receive $700k to Prosecute Crimes Committed by Illegal Aliens

News Funding Made Possible Through Cornyn-Created Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Program August 14, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $711,415 in federal grant funding to the Kaufman County Courthouse for the hiring of prosecutors to investigate and combat fraud, drug […]

Cornyn: Kendall County to Receive Nearly $1M to Prosecute Crimes Committed by Illegal Aliens

News Funding Made Possible Through Cornyn-Created Bridging Immigration-Related Deficits Experienced Nationwide (BIDEN) Program August 14, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $915,961 in federal grant funding to Kendall County for the hiring of prosecutors to investigate and combat fraud, drug and human […]

Cornyn Votes to Confirm Todd Blanche for Attorney General

News August 8, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after Todd Blanche was confirmed as Attorney General of the United States: “Todd Blanche is well-qualified to be Attorney General of the United States and balance the competing demands of being a member of the President’s Cabinet and the nation’s chief […]

Cornyn, Tillis Announce Agreement with Blanche on Anti-Weaponization Fund, IRS Settlement

News August 3, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) released the following statement announcing the successful negotiation of a legally enforceable document clarifying the anti-weaponization fund and the IRS audit release included in the Settlement Agreement signed by Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche last May: “From the outset, we […]

Cornyn Statement on Confirmation of U.S. District Judges for Southern District of Texas

News July 13, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate voted to confirm President Trump’s nominations of John George Edward Marck to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas – McAllen Division and Arthur Roberts “Rob” Jones to be United States District Judge […]

Cornyn Statement on Committee Passage of Southern District of Texas Judicial Nominations

News June 18, 2026 WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Senate Judiciary Committee approved President Trump’s nominations of John George Edward Marck to be United States District Judge for the Southern District of Texas – McAllen Division and Arthur Roberts “Rob” Jones to be United States District […]

Cornyn Meets with Attorney General Nominee Todd Blanche

News June 16, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche, whom President Trump has nominated to serve as Attorney General of the United States. Please see photo below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing to do so may credit the Office […]