Cornyn: The University of Texas at El Paso to Receive $2M to Bolster Cybersecurity & AI Training
News Funding Made Possible Through Cornyn-Supported CHIPS and Science Act July 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that The University of Texas at El Paso was awarded a federal grant of $1,990,265 to bolster artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity workforce development so professionals are equipped to protect critical infrastructure as […]
Cornyn: Texas A&M University to Receive $2M to Bolster Cybersecurity & AI Training
News Funding Made Possible Through Cornyn-Supported CHIPS and Science Act July 29, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today announced that Texas A&M University was awarded a federal grant of $1,997,970 to bolster artificial intelligence (AI) and cybersecurity workforce development so professionals are equipped to protect critical infrastructure as instances of cyberattacks from […]
Cornyn Cosponsors the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act
News July 22, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today cosponsored the Prevent Government Shutdowns Act of 2026, which would mandate automatic 14-day appropriations at the same rate as the previous fiscal year to prevent the shutdown of government services and operations that lack appropriations while Congress negotiates a spending agreement for the new […]
VIDEO: Cornyn Urges Ambassador Greer to Push Mexico on Water Treaty Through USMCA Review Process
News Mexico has consistently not lived up to its obligations under the 1944 Water Treaty with the United States… Is there any way that the joint review process can reinforce those compliance and accountability for Mexico to help safeguard our farmers in South Texas? WASHINGTON – Today during the Senate Finance Committee’s hearing on President […]
Cornyn, Blumenthal, Grassley, Durbin Bill to Lower Drug Costs Passes Senate Unanimously
News Legislation Would Crack Down on Patent System Abuse July 22, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Chuck Grassley (R-IA), and Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statements after their Affordable Prescriptions for Patients Act, which would help lower drug prices by preventing bad actors in the pharmaceutical industry from […]
Cornyn Secures Commitment from Trump Admin to Release PEPFAR Funds
News July 22, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today voted to advance the nominations of Kari Lake to be Ambassador to Jamaica and Doug Mastriano to be Ambassador to Slovakia in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee after the administration gave him assurances that the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR) funding […]
Cornyn, Cruz Urge President Trump to Grant Major Disaster Declaration to 33 Texas Counties Impacted by Severe Weather
News July 21, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) today sent a letter of support for Texas Governor Greg Abbott’s major disaster declaration request to President Donald J. Trump that would provide necessary response and recovery resources to 33 counties in Texas that were affected by severe rainfall and […]
Cornyn Questions AG Nominee Blanche on Anti-Weaponization Fund, Mail-Order Abortion Drugs
News July 15, 2026 CORNYN: ‘The Attorney General has the hardest job in Washington, D.C., because you are at the same time a member of the President’s Cabinet, subject to dismissal of whatever the President wants for any reason or no reason at all, but then you also have a duty as the chief law […]
Cornyn, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Sanction Russia, Honor Senator Graham’s Legacy
News July 20, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) joined more than 60 of his Senate colleagues in introducing bipartisan legislation to hold major purchasers of Russian oil and gas accountable for supporting Russia’s war in Ukraine. This bill was made possible by an agreement negotiated by U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) and the […]
Cornyn, Cotton, Moolenaar Introduce Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act
News July 20, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Chairman of the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence Tom Cotton (R-AR), and Chairman of the House Select Committee on China John Moolenaar (MI-02) introduced the Stop PRC Economic Espionage Act, which would amend current law to help ensure Chinese companies – which are inherently controlled […]
Cornyn Op-Ed: Closing Texas’ GOP Primary Would Be a Costly Mistake That Would Hurt Voters
News July 20, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) authored the following op-ed in the Austin American-Statesman arguing that closing the Texas Republican primary would be a mistake for the party and our nation’s democratic republic and could risk silencing the voices of those who are disillusioned with the current government: Closing Texas’ GOP […]
Cornyn Praises Announcement of Saronic’s Port Alpha Project at the Port of Brownsville
News $3 Billion Saronic Investment is Projected to Create Up to 10,000 Jobs in South Texas July 16, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement in response to Governor Abbott’s announcement that Saronic is investing more than $3 billion to build the Port Alpha Project at the Port of Brownsville: […]
Cornyn Touts Lifesaving Success of Bipartisan Safer Communities Act
News July 15, 2026 Working together with Senator Tillis, Senator Sinema, and Senator Murphy, we made sure we passed a law which actually would invest in mental health resources to identify individuals who were suffering before they became a danger to themselves and others. This law…made our schools safer for all of our children, so […]
Cornyn: Texas to Receive $16M to Improve Public Safety, Reduce Recidivism
News July 15, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) announced today that the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded $16,117,963 in federal grant funding to the Governor’s Public Safety Office to fight crime, protect communities across Texas, and reduce recidivism. The funding comes from the DOJ’s Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant […]
Cornyn, Tillis Urge Blanche to Protect Life, Counter Dangerous Mail-Order Abortion Drugs
News July 15, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Thom Tillis (R-NC) sent a letter to Acting U.S. Attorney General Todd Blanche ahead of his nomination hearing today in the Senate Judiciary Committee urging him to resolve the mail-order abortion lawsuit, Louisiana v. FDA, by agreeing to a court-ordered consent decree, which would […]