Senator Cornyn

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PHOTO: Cornyn Meets with Senator-elect James Talarico

News November 9, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) met today with State Representative James Talarico, who will serve as a United States Senator for Texas in the 120th Congress. The two discussed transition planning and related matters. See photo attached and below. This image is in the public domain, but those wishing […]

Cornyn Op-Ed: Republicans Forgot How to Win Elections

News November 4, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Wall Street Journal examining the 2026 midterm elections, why the GOP suffered such widespread losses in Texas and across the country, and what Republicans must do to chart a new path forward and regain the majority in 2028: Republicans […]

Cornyn: Houston Area to Receive $1.4M to Reduce Youth Recidivism

News October 30, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that Harris County and Texas Cops and Communities, Inc. of Missouri City were awarded federal grants totaling $1,400,000 to strengthen recidivism reduction programs for incarcerated youth. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention […]

Cornyn: Dallas-Fort Worth to Receive $2.6M for Treatment Court Programs

News Funding Will Benefit Veterans, Individuals, and Families October 30, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that Denton and Dallas Counties and My Health My Resources of Tarrant County have received a total of $2,677,198 for court programs to support veterans, individuals, and families struggling with mental health and substance abuse […]

Cornyn: McLennan County to Receive Nearly $1M for Veterans Treatment Courts

News October 30, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that McLennan County was awarded a federal grant of $971,216 for veterans treatment courts, an alternative to the traditional criminal justice system for veterans who have committed non-violent misdemeanor crimes while transitioning back to civilian life. This funding comes from the U.S. […]

Cornyn: Houston to Receive $655K to Combat Online Crimes Against Children

News October 27, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the City of Houston was awarded a federal grant of $654,856 to combat technology-facilitated child exploitation. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Justice and was authorized by Sen. Cornyn’s PROTECT Our Children Act, which was signed into law last […]

Cornyn: Dallas to Receive $827K to Combat Online Crimes Against Children

News October 27, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the City of Dallas was awarded a federal grant of $826,531 to combat technology-facilitated child exploitation. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Justice and was authorized by Sen. Cornyn’s PROTECT Our Children Act, which was signed into law last […]

Cornyn, Warren, and Cortez Masto Statement on Treasury Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Outbound Investment Screening

News October 26, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Ranking Member of the Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Committee, and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-NV) released the following statement on the Department of Treasury’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Outbound Investment Screening:  “Last year, Congress passed our bipartisan bill to […]

Cornyn, Ossoff, Pfluger’s Mystic Alerts Act Signed into Law

News Law Will Strengthen Wireless Emergency Alerts Infrastructure to Save Lives When Disaster Strikes October 22, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statements after their Mystic Alerts Act, which will allow wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) to be delivered via satellite communications […]

VIDEO: Cornyn Joins Squawk Box on the Midterm Elections, Ukraine, Iran, and AI

News The single most important thing to happen in the midterm elections is to maintain the majority in the Senate. There’s going to be a lot of investigations by the House majority if the Democrats are in charge, which means there’s not going to be a lot of legislation done. Putin is a stone-cold killer… […]

Cornyn, Colleagues Call for Investigation into Starshield Disruptions in Ukraine

News October 19, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined a letter led by Senators Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), along with Senators Susan Collins (R-ME), Dick Durbin (D-IL), Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Jack Reed (D-RI), Chris Coons (D-DE), and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), to Department of War Inspector General Platte Moring III calling […]

Cornyn: Texas Receives Additional $78 Million to Improve Rural Health Care

News Funding Made Possible Through Cornyn-Supported Working Families Tax Cuts Act October 16, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the allocation of an additional $78 million to 216 rural hospital districts in Texas for chronic disease prevention, workforce recruitment […]

Cornyn: South Texas Fire Departments Receive More Than $300K to Improve Emergency Response, Keep Texans Safe

News October 15, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that fire departments in South Texas were awarded federal grants totaling $338,999 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, which will help save lives and keep Texans safe by improving recruitment, training, […]