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, Cruz, Weber Call for DOJ Investigation Into Smithsonian Institution’s Illegal Lobbying Against Space Shuttle Discovery’s Move
News October 22, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14) today sent a letter to the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) urging an investigation into potential violations of the Anti-Lobbying Act by Smithsonian Institution staff in connection with attempts to obstruct the passage and implementation […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal, Lee, Kennedy Introduce Bill to Prosecute AI-Generated CSAM
News October 21, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Mike Lee (R-UT), and John Kennedy (R-LA) today introduced the Enhancing Necessary Federal Offenses Regarding Child Exploitation (ENFORCE) Act, which would hold those who use generative AI to create or distribute Child Sexual Abuse Material (CSAM) and obscenity accountable by ensuring […]
Cornyn Slams Senate Democrats for Schumer Shutdown, Air Traffic Delays
News October 15, 2025 Every single time we’ve given the Democrats opportunities to do the right thing, only three of them have voted to reopen the government. Three airports in Texas are seeing some of the worst delays. It is really not rational that Senate Democrats should impose this burden on the entire country in […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal, Colleagues’ Bill to Combat Child Exploitation Passes Senate
News October 14, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), and Marsha Blackburn (R-TN) released the following statements after their PROTECT Our Children Act, which would reauthorize and modernize the Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force Program, passed the Senate as part of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal […]
Cornyn, Cortez Masto, Colleagues’ Outbound Investment Legislation to Counter China Passes Senate
News Would Prohibit and Require Notification of U.S. Investments in Certain Technologies in China October 10, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV), Dan Sullivan (R-AK), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Pete Ricketts (R-NE), Andy Kim (D-NJ), Dave McCormick (R-PA), and Michael Bennet (D-CO), along with Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs […]
Cornyn, Cruz Urge Preservation of Funds to Move Space Shuttle Discovery, Debunk Smithsonian’s Lies
News Senators Call on Appropriators to Ensure Intent of One Big Beautiful Bill to Move Discovery to Houston is Not Undermined in FY26 Funding Process October 6, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today sent a letter to U.S. Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Chair of the Senate Committee on […]
Cornyn, Shaheen Introduce Bill to Counter Foreign Cyber Scams
News October 1, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) yesterday introduced the Scam Compound Accountability and Mobilization (SCAM) Act, which would counter foreign cyber scams and hold transnational criminal organizations accountable for human trafficking, forced criminality, and cyber-enabled fraud schemes targeting Americans: “Transnational criminal organizations who are ensnaring innocent […]
Cornyn, Padilla Introduce Bill to Protect Americans from Russian Lawfare
News September 30, 2025 WASHINGTON –U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Alex Padilla (D-CA) introduced the Protecting Americans from Russian Litigation Act, which would protect American companies who have been unfairly targeted in foreign jurisdictions, particularly Russian courts, for their good faith compliance with U.S. sanctions and export controls following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: “American […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Modernize Spaceports
News September 22, 2025 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) and a group of his Senate colleagues introduced the Spaceport Project Opportunities for Resilient Transportation (SPACEPORT) Act, which would encourage the development of commercial spaceports through the modernization of the Federal Aviation Administration’s (FAA) Space Transportation Infrastructure Matching (STIM) grant program: “Outdated space infrastructure […]