Senator Cornyn

Cornyn Raises Alarm on New World Screwworm Threat, Previews Amendment

News July 28, 2025 Texas ranks first in the nation in cattle production, coming in at 12 million head a year, representing nearly 15% of the total production in the United States, and generating more than $1 billion in revenue. An outbreak of the New World Screwworm in the State of Texas is estimated to […]

Cornyn, Cruz Bill to Make Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Signed Into Law

News Cornyn Joined Pres. Trump at the White House for Signing Ceremony July 24, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) released the following statements after their Jocelyn Nungaray National Wildlife Refuge Act, which codifies President Trump’s Executive Order renaming the Anahuac National Wildlife Refuge near Houston, Texas, to the […]

Cornyn, GOP Colleagues Introduce Bill to Hold Illegal Alien Murderers Accountable

News Legislation Would Allow Federal Prosecution of Illegal Immigrants Who Murder Americans July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Jim Justice (R-WV), Katie Britt (R-AL), Ted Budd (R-NC), and Tim Scott (R-SC) today introduced the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act, which would create a new federal offense for an […]

Cornyn, Luttrell Join Forces to Hold Illegal Alien Murderers Accountable

News July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) today introduced in the Senate the Justice for Victims of Illegal Alien Murders Act, legislation from U.S. Congressman Morgan Luttrell (TX-08) that would create a new federal offense for an illegal alien or deportable alien who commits murder in the United States, as Rep. […]

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 […]

Cornyn, Cruz, Jackson Introduce Bill Honoring Mayor Jerry H. Hodge

News July 23, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) and Congressman Ronny Jackson (TX-13) today introduced a bill to rename the U.S. Post Office in Amarillo, Texas, as the Mayor Jerry H. Hodge Post Office Building to honor the life and legacy of Mayor Jerry Hodge:  “From helping to […]

Cornyn Slams Democrats for Fearmongering About ICE Deporting Criminal Aliens

News July 23, 2025 These families and victims would never have had to suffer such devastating loss were it not for the criminal aliens who never should have been here in the United States in the first place. Our Democratic colleagues…would rather society, and the media, and the Congress turn a blind eye to these […]

Cornyn, Coons, Colleagues Introduce Bill to Protect State and Local Judges

News July 22, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX), Chris Coons (D-DE), Jerry Moran (R-KS), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI), Jeanne Shaheen (D-NH), and Josh Hawley (R-MO) today introduced the Countering Threats and Attacks on Our Judges Act, which would establish a State Judicial Threat Intelligence and Resource Center to provide technical assistance, training, and […]

Cornyn, Kim Introduce Bill to Combat AI-Generated Child Sexual Abuse Material

News July 22, 2025 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Andy Kim (D-NJ) today introduced the Preventing Recurring Online Abuse of Children Through Intentional Vetting of Artificial Intelligence (PROACTIV AI) Data Act, which would encourage artificial intelligence (AI) developers to identify, remove, and report known child sexual abuse material (CSAM) from the datasets […]

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 Throws Down the Gauntlet on Outbound Investment to Counter China

News July 21, 2025 U.S. companies are spending billions of dollars in China, investing in Chinese companies, particularly those involved in critical technologies like quantum computing and Artificial Intelligence. I’ve been raising alarm bells for a number of years now and working toward a solution to this critical, strategic concern… I’m not going to give […]