Cornyn: Bartlett ISD to Receive $365K to Enhance School Safety & Security
News October 27, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that Bartlett Independent School District was awarded a federal grant of $364,891 through the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP), which helps implement technology and evidence-backed solutions to enhance […]
Cornyn: Livingston ISD to Receive $500K to Enhance School Safety & Security
News October 27, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that Livingston Independent School District was awarded a federal grant of $499,575 through the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP), which helps implement technology and evidence-backed solutions […]
Cornyn: River Road ISD to Receive $350K to Enhance School Safety & Security
News October 27, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that River Road Independent School District in Amarillo, Texas, was awarded a federal grant of $349,164 through the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP), which helps implement technology and […]
Cornyn: Donna ISD to Receive $270K to Enhance School Safety & Security
News October 27, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that Donna Independent School District was awarded a federal grant of $274,000 through the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP), which helps implement technology and evidence-backed solutions to enhance school safety […]
Cornyn: Commerce ISD to Receive $500K to Enhance School Safety & Security
News October 27, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that Commerce Independent School District was awarded a federal grant of $500,000 through the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP), which helps implement technology and evidence-backed solutions to enhance school safety […]
Cornyn: East Texas Schools to Receive $1.2M to Enhance Safety & Security
News October 27, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) announced that East Texas school districts were awarded federal grants totaling $1.2 million dollars through the School Violence Prevention Program (SVPP), which helps implement technology and evidence-backed […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect Students’ Religious Freedom on College Campuses
News September 22, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), James Lankford (R-OK), and Tim Scott (R-SC) introduced the Equal Campus Access Act, which would codify a U.S. Department of Education (DoED) policy from the first Trump administration to ensure religious student organizations on college campuses do not face discrimination: “Freedom of religion is […]
Cornyn Cosponsors Bill to Promote Higher Education Opportunities
News August 8, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after cosponsoring the College Transparency Act (CTA), which would improve access to postsecondary data and information for students and families considering higher education opportunities: “Access to clear and transparent information is crucial to help prospective college students and their families […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with UT Austin Interim President Jim Davis
News July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with University of Texas at Austin Interim President Jim Davis to discuss furthering science and research opportunities for students on the Forty Acres, ending Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) initiatives, and efforts to recruit students for the university’s top-tier intelligence studies and […]
PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with UTEP President Heather Wilson
News July 22, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) President Heather Wilson to discuss breaking down barriers to education, supporting UTEP students, and advancing their top-tier academic programs in fields ranging from biological sciences and nursing to education and engineering. See photo below. […]
Cornyn Slams Smithsonian for Playing Politics
News July 17, 2025 The 21 museums that make up the Smithsonian Institution have been a treasure for a long time, but unfortunately in recent years, they have strayed from their true mission. Instead of celebrating the contributions of remarkable Americans or educating our children about the animals that once roamed the planet, the Smithsonian […]
Cornyn Supports Bill to Protect Children Online
News June 11, 2025 U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored the Kids Online Safety Act, which would provide kids and parents with the tools, safeguards, and transparency they need to protect against threats to children’s health and wellbeing online: “Every day, our children see content online about suicide, eating disorders, and drug use, and […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Support Development of New Charter Schools
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Chairman Bill Cassidy (R-LA), Senator Michael Bennet (D-CO), and Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) today introduced the Empower Charter School Educators to Lead Act, which would authorize existing federal funding to help states streamline the application process for opening new […]
Cornyn Votes to Confirm Linda McMahon for Education Secretary
News WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after former Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon was confirmed as Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education: “Linda McMahon and I collaborated closely during the pandemic to support Texas’ small businesses, and I know in this new capacity she will work with President […]
Cornyn: DOGE Should Address Biden Student Loan Forgiveness Scam
News Student loan socialism would be a great opportunity for the Department of Government Efficiency… to take a look at because there’s nothing less efficient and more wasteful and more unfair than taking billions of dollars from taxpayers who didn’t go to college to pay for those who did. If we want to address the […]