Senator Cornyn

Cornyn: Texas Receives $51 Million to Improve Rural Health Care

News Funding Made Possible Through Cornyn-Supported Working Families Tax Cuts Act September 28, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) today announced the allocation of $51 million to 68 rural hospital districts in Texas to improve health care as part of […]

Cornyn, Whitehouse Introduce Bill to Address Substance Abuse in Prisons, Reduce Recidivism

News September 25, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) introduced the Supporting Treatment and Recovery Over Narcotics for Growth, Empowerment, and Rehabilitation (STRONGER) Act, which would help reduce recidivism and break the cycle of addiction by updating and reauthorizing the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment for State Prisoners (RSAT) program […]

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 […]

PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Brownsville Mayor & Local Leaders

News September 17, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) spoke yesterday with Brownsville Mayor John Cowen, Jr., local leaders, including those from Cameron County and the Port of Brownsville, and members of the Brownsville Chamber of Commerce to discuss the tremendous growth happening throughout the Rio Grande Valley. They also discussed how the […]

PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Abilene Christian University President Phil Schubert

News September 17, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met yesterday with Abilene Christian University (ACU) President Dr. Phil Schubert and Blair Schroeder to discuss ACU’s NEXT Lab, a molten salt research reactor, which Sen. Cornyn saw being built in Abilene a few years ago. This cutting-edge project will help put Texas at […]

PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Plains Cotton Growers Leadership

News September 16, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met yesterday with the Plains Cotton Growers to discuss the Farm Bill and the priorities of Texas farmers and producers. The Plains Cotton Growers play an invaluable role in helping to feed, clothe, and fuel our nation, and Sen. Cornyn remains committed to ensuring agricultural […]

Cornyn Questions FBI Director on FISA Section 702 Expiration

News September 15, 2026 CORNYN: ‘Do you continue to believe that it’s important for Congress to reauthorize Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act?’ PATEL: ‘We want those methodologies to be able to be available to the FBI. Were that to go dark, we would have a lot of problems, or we would have […]

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 Applauds NSF’s $30 Million Investment in UT Austin to Drive Robotics Innovation

News August 27, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement praising the U.S. National Science Foundation’s (NSF) announcement of a $30,000,000 award over five years to The University of Texas at Austin to support a Science and Technology Center (STC), which will accelerate research and development of robotic technologies that […]

Cornyn: El Paso to Receive Nearly $200k to Support Law Enforcement, Enhance Public Safety

News August 18, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $189,848 in federal grant funding to El Paso County to provide law enforcement with updated technology and equipment, support law enforcement investigations involving domestic violence and child sexual abuse, and improve officer and […]