Cornyn: El Paso County to Receive $700K to Combat Cybercrimes
News Funding Made Possible Through Cornyn-Supported Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act April 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that El Paso County was awarded a federal grant of $700,000 to aid local law enforcement efforts in preventing, investigating, and prosecuting Cybercrimes. The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Justice’s […]
Cornyn: Kendall County to Receive $700K to Combat Cybercrimes
News Funding Made Possible Through Cornyn-Supported Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act April 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that Kendall County was awarded a federal grant of $700,000 to aid local law enforcement efforts in preventing, investigating, and prosecuting Cybercrimes. The funding comes through the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office […]
Cornyn: Texas DPS to Receive More Than $2.7M to Reduce DNA Testing Backlog & Help Solve Crimes
News Funding Made Possible Through Sen. Cornyn’s Debbie Smith Act April 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) was awarded a federal grant totaling $2,792,351 to reduce the backlog of DNA testing, including rape kits, and aid law enforcement efforts in investigating, prosecuting, […]
Cornyn: Houston to Receive More Than $2.7M to Reduce DNA Testing Backlog & Help Solve Crimes
News Funding Made Possible Through Sen. Cornyn’s Debbie Smith Act April 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the Houston Forensic Science Center and Harris County were awarded federal grants totaling $2,785,474 to reduce the backlog of DNA testing, including rape kits, and aid law enforcement efforts in investigating, prosecuting, […]
Cornyn: DFW to Receive $2.3M to Reduce DNA Testing Backlog & Help Solve Crimes
News Funding Made Possible Through Sen. Cornyn’s Debbie Smith Act April 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that Dallas County, Tarrant County, the City of Fort Worth, and the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNT Health Fort Worth) were awarded federal grants totaling $2,344,735 to reduce the backlog of […]
Cornyn, Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Enhance Commander-Level Law Enforcement Training Programs
News April 28, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Promoting Police Leadership Act, which would improve the quality of and increase access to commander-level training curriculum across law enforcement agencies: “Law enforcement is a challenging and dynamic profession that requires continuous training and education,” said Sen. Cornyn. […]
Cornyn, Klobuchar, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Bring Child Predators to Justice
News March 26, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Katie Britt (R-AL) today introduced the Child Predators Accountability Act, which would ensure that law enforcement can continue to charge and prosecute child sexual abusers for producing child sexual abusive material (CSAM) that depicts a minor who […]
Cornyn: North Texas to Receive $50M to Bolster Security for FIFA World Cup
News March 20, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the FIFA World Cup Grant Program (FWCGP), administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), announced that the Host City Committee Task Force for Dallas was awarded a […]
Cornyn: Houston to Receive $64M to Bolster Security for FIFA World Cup
News March 20, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the FIFA World Cup Grant Program (FWCGP), administered by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Grant Programs Directorate (GPD), announced that the Host City Committee Task Force for Houston was awarded a […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Allow Law Enforcement Officers to Purchase Retired Firearms
News Bill Would Save Taxpayers & Law Enforcement Money While Allowing Officers to Exercise Second Amendment Rights March 17, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today led 11 of his Senate GOP colleagues in introducing the Federal Law Enforcement Officer Service Weapon Purchase Act, which would allow active and retired federal law enforcement […]
Cornyn Supports TREY’S Law to Safeguard Child Abuse Survivors’ Right to Tell Their Stories
News Legislation Honors Late Texan Trey Carlock, Who Endured Abuse & Was Silenced by an NDA March 12, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) yesterday cosponsored the Terminating Restrictive Enforcement of Youth Settlements (TREY’S Law), which would void non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) that silence survivors of child sexual abuse. The bill is named in honor […]
Cornyn Chairs Hearing on Immigration Fraud Nationwide in the Wake of Somali Crime Schemes
News February 10, 2026 When the news broke about the level of childcare service fraud by Somali nationals in Minnesota, the American people were rightly shocked and outraged. Fraud is fraud, and this recent episode, unfortunately, appears to be just the tip of the iceberg. It’s…our duty to protect the American people and preserve the […]
Cornyn Previews Tomorrow’s Judiciary Subcommittee Hearing on Immigration Fraud Nationwide
News February 9, 2026 As Chair of the Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration and Border Security, I’m hosting a hearing tomorrow entitled, “Somali Fraud in Minnesota: the Tip of the Iceberg.” It’s nothing short of an insult to the generosity of the American taxpayer that aliens are able to enter the country and enrich themselves by […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Texas Sheriffs
News February 3, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with the President of the Sheriffs’ Association of Texas, Chambers County Sheriff Brian Hawthorne, Collin County Sheriff Jim Skinner, Brooks County Sheriff Benny Martinez, and the President of the National Sheriffs’ Association, Sheriff Chris West, to discuss expanding law enforcement access to […]
Cornyn Cosponsors Bill to Protect Unborn Lives, Prevent Child Trafficking
News February 2, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored the Child Interstate Abortion Notification Act, which would make it a crime to knowingly transport a minor across state lines for an abortion if parental consent or notification requirements of the state of residence are not met: “Too often, minors are trafficked across […]