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April 8, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader , Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Congresswoman Elaine Luria Urges Support for Broadband Access Rep. Sylvia Garcia, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Cicilline, Young Call for Extra Afterschool and Summer Learning Funding Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Keeping Girls in School Act Rep. Michael McCaul
Jan. 9, 2020 Congressman Gonzalez Announces $13,856,191 Grant Award for Hidalgo County Head Start Program Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
Dec. 9, 2019 Remarks by President Trump at a Roundtable on Empowering Families with Education Choice Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen. Ted Cruz
Sept. 20, 2019 Cruz Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act Empowers American Worker, Keeps Economy Strong Sen. Ted Cruz
July 11, 2019 Reps. Deutch, Williams Introduce Bipartisan School Violence Prevention Bill Rep. John Williams, ...
July 11, 2019 Reps. Williams and Deutch Introduce Bill that Invests $2 Billion Toward Violence Prevention in Our Nation's Schools Rep. John Williams
May 14, 2019 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen. Ted Cruz
May 14, 2019 Congressmen Castro, Taylor Introduce the Feeding Hungry Students in School Act Rep. Joaquin Castro, ...
May 14, 2019 EXECUTIVE CALENDAR--Continued Sen. Ted Cruz
April 24, 2019 Rep. Veasey Supports New Education Opportunities for Texas Teens Rep. Marc Veasey
April 20, 2019 The Hill - 20 years after Columbine: What has changed? Rep. Brian Babin
March 22, 2019 Castro Welcomes HHS Grant to UTSA for Research on Literacy Development in Dual Language Children Rep. Joaquin Castro
Feb. 28, 2019 USA Today - America's students deserve freedom to choose their education options: DeVos, Cruz, Byrne Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Sen. Cruz Introduces Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Sen. Cruz: I Believe Every Child in America Has a Right to Have Access to an Excellent Education Sen. Ted Cruz
Feb. 26, 2019 Cornyn, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation Supporting Teachers of English Learners Sen. John Cornyn, ...
Feb. 13, 2019 Cornyn, Bennet, Scott, Warner Introduce Bill to Support Teachers and School Leaders Sen. John Cornyn, ...
Jan. 17, 2019 Sen. Cruz, Rep. Smith Reintroduce Student Empowerment Act Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
Jan. 15, 2019 Sen. Cruz: Every Child Deserves Access to an Excellent Education Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
Dec. 20, 2018 Sen. Cruz, Rep. Smith's Student Empowerment Act Passes U.S. House Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
Oct. 9, 2018 Tweet - "The grants, authorized by the STOP School Violence Act passed earlier this year, aim to increase school security and provide training for teachers, staff members and students in hopes of preventing campus acts of violence. Texas was given the maximum award" Sen. John Cornyn
Oct. 9, 2018 Tweet - "My legislation helped with this part. -> SEC. 110. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS. Authorized funds for crisis intervention teams to include coordination with law enforcement and specialized training for school officials in responding to mental health crises." Sen. John Cornyn
Oct. 9, 2018 Tweet - "On average I believe the state/federal share on public education funding is 90%/10%. State and local school districts can do more if they seem it necessary." Sen. John Cornyn
Oct. 3, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Department of Education - Barletta Joins Rubio in Calling to Enhance School Security Resources Sen. Ted Cruz, ...
Sept. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Today, the Department of Education announced that Texas will receive $8,974,135 in new federal assistance under the Hurricane Education Recovery Assistance for Homeless Children and Youth Program." Sen. John Cornyn
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep. Al Green, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep. Lloyd Doggett, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Hatch, Bipartisan Senators Introduce Professional Development Bill to Help Teachers, Principals, and Other School Leaders Sen. John Cornyn, ...
June 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Request Meeting with Depatment of Education Secretary Rep. Joaquin Castro, ...
May 21, 2018 Executive Session Sen. John Cornyn
May 21, 2018 FOX NEWS: McCaul Discusses Santa Fe School Shooting with Dana Perino Rep. Michael McCaul
May 18, 2018 Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Shooting at Santa Fe High School Sen. Ted Cruz
May 18, 2018 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Congressman Randy Weber of Texas Rep. Randy Weber
May 18, 2018 Sen. Cruz: "We Need to Be Doing Everything Humanly Possible to Stop This From Ever Happening Again' Sen. Ted Cruz
May 18, 2018 Cornyn Visits Santa Fe, Texas Following School Shooting Sen. John Cornyn
May 17, 2018 Threat Assessment and Protective Intelligence Rep. Brian Babin
March 23, 2018 Reps. Katko and Cuellar Propose Bipartisan Commission Tasked with Assessing Mass Shootings Rep. Henry Cuellar, ...
March 15, 2018 Sessions Votes to Secure our Schools and Keep Our Students Safe Rep. Pete Sessions
March 14, 2018 Stopping School Violence Before It Happens Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
March 14, 2018 Bishop Votes for STOP School Violence Act Rep. Brian Babin
March 14, 2018 Weber Statement on STOP School Violence Act Rep. Randy Weber
March 14, 2018 Carter Votes To Improve School Safety Rep. John Carter
March 13, 2018 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Fully Fund School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention Services Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, ...
March 6, 2018 Cornyn Introduces Bipartisan School Safety Legislation Sen. John Cornyn
Feb. 28, 2018 Congressman Williams Introduces School Security Bill Rep. John Williams
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, ...
Oct. 24, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, White House Office of Management & Budget - Provide Relief to Schools in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Rep. Vicente Gonzalez, ...
Sept. 26, 2017 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents Through Evidence-based Home Visiting Act Rep. Lloyd Doggett
July 26, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reducing Excessive Discipline in Schools Rep. Al Green, ...
July 19, 2017 Letter to Chairman Frelinghuysen, Ranking Member Lowey, Chairman Cole, and Ranking Member DeLauro - Supporting Instruction State Grant Program in FY 2018 Rep. Al Green, ...
June 23, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Maintain Title IX Guidance Document Rep. Al Green, ...
June 19, 2017 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Receives More than $44,000 in USDA Funding Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
June 19, 2017 IDEA Public Schools in Weslaco Receive More than $93,000 from USDA Rep. Vicente Gonzalez
June 2, 2017 Castro Announces $500K to Support UTSA and Local High School Students Rep. Joaquin Castro
Feb. 28, 2017 Veasey Reacts to President Trump's Joint Session Address Rep. Marc Veasey
Sept. 21, 2016 Veasey Introduces Bill to Help Curb the Nation's STEM Skills Gap Rep. Marc Veasey
Sept. 13, 2016 Castro, Vela Statement on Mexican-American History Textbook Rep. Joaquin Castro
June 30, 2016 Castro Stem Education Legislation Included In Democrats' Make It In America Plan Rep. Joaquin Castro
June 9, 2016 Members And Advocates Call On Congress To Reject The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill Rep. Lloyd Doggett, ...
June 3, 2016 Letter to Hal Rogers, Chairman on the House Appropriations Committee; Tom Cole, Chairman on the House Education and Related Agencies Subcommitee; Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee and Rosa LeDauro, Ranking Member on the House Education and Related Agencies Subcommitte - Reps. Smith and Brooks Lead Push for Computer Science Support Rep. Marc Veasey, ...
June 2, 2016 Letter to Hal Rogers, Chairman Appropriations Committee, Nita Lowey, Appropriations Committee, Tom Cole, Chairman Labor, Health and Human Services, and Rosa DeLauro, Labor, Health and Human services - Push for Computer Science Support Rep. Michael McCaul, ...
May 25, 2016 Sen. Cruz: Obama's Transgender Directive Has No Basis in Federal Law Sen. Ted Cruz
May 13, 2016 Babin Responds to Obama Administration's Mandate on Gender-Neutral School Bathrooms Rep. Brian Babin
May 13, 2016 Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on the Obama School Bathroom Decree Sen. Ted Cruz
April 22, 2016 Congressman Cuellar Speaks at Northeast Lakeview College's STEM Day Rep. Henry Cuellar
March 18, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman, and Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education - Computer Science Funding Rep. Joaquin Castro, ...
Feb. 16, 2016 Weber Introduces Legislation to Protect Against School Shootings Rep. Randy Weber
Feb. 1, 2016 Texas, Not Washington DC, Knows What's Best for Our Children Rep. John Carter
Dec. 28, 2015 Fox News - Sen. John Cornyn: In 2015, New Senate Majority Delivered for the Nation Sen. John Cornyn
Dec. 10, 2015 Cornyn: A Year of Bipartisan Accomplishments in the Senate Sen. John Cornyn
Dec. 9, 2015 Cornyn Votes for Bipartisan Education Overhaul Sen. John Cornyn
Dec. 9, 2015 Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act Sen. Ted Cruz
Date Title Politician
April 8, 2020 Letter to Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, and Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader , Mitch McConnell, Senate Majority Leader, and Chuck Schumer, Senate Minority Leader - Congresswoman Elaine Luria Urges Support for Broadband Access Rep.Sylvia Garcia, ...
March 19, 2020 Letter to the Hon. Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House, the Hon. Kevin McCarthy, House Minority Leader, the Hon. Nita Lowey, Chairwoman of the House Appropriations Committee, and the Hon. Kay Granger, Ranking Member of the House Appropriations Committee - Cicilline, Young Call for Extra Afterschool and Summer Learning Funding Rep.Vicente Gonzalez, ...
Jan. 28, 2020 Keeping Girls in School Act Rep.Michael McCaul
Jan. 9, 2020 Congressman Gonzalez Announces $13,856,191 Grant Award for Hidalgo County Head Start Program Rep.Vicente Gonzalez
Dec. 9, 2019 Remarks by President Trump at a Roundtable on Empowering Families with Education Choice Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
Nov. 7, 2019 Executive Session Sen.Ted Cruz
Sept. 20, 2019 Cruz Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act Empowers American Worker, Keeps Economy Strong Sen.Ted Cruz
July 11, 2019 Reps. Deutch, Williams Introduce Bipartisan School Violence Prevention Bill Rep.John Williams, ...
July 11, 2019 Reps. Williams and Deutch Introduce Bill that Invests $2 Billion Toward Violence Prevention in Our Nation's Schools Rep.John Williams
May 14, 2019 Statements on Introduced Bills and Joint Resolutions Sen.Ted Cruz
May 14, 2019 Congressmen Castro, Taylor Introduce the Feeding Hungry Students in School Act Rep.Joaquin Castro, ...
May 14, 2019 EXECUTIVE CALENDAR--Continued Sen.Ted Cruz
April 24, 2019 Rep. Veasey Supports New Education Opportunities for Texas Teens Rep.Marc Veasey
April 20, 2019 The Hill - 20 years after Columbine: What has changed? Rep.Brian Babin
March 22, 2019 Castro Welcomes HHS Grant to UTSA for Research on Literacy Development in Dual Language Children Rep.Joaquin Castro
Feb. 28, 2019 USA Today - America's students deserve freedom to choose their education options: DeVos, Cruz, Byrne Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Sen. Cruz Introduces Education Freedom Scholarships and Opportunity Act Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
Feb. 28, 2019 Sen. Cruz: I Believe Every Child in America Has a Right to Have Access to an Excellent Education Sen.Ted Cruz
Feb. 26, 2019 Cornyn, Cortez Masto Introduce Legislation Supporting Teachers of English Learners Sen.John Cornyn, ...
Feb. 13, 2019 Cornyn, Bennet, Scott, Warner Introduce Bill to Support Teachers and School Leaders Sen.John Cornyn, ...
Jan. 17, 2019 Sen. Cruz, Rep. Smith Reintroduce Student Empowerment Act Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
Jan. 15, 2019 Sen. Cruz: Every Child Deserves Access to an Excellent Education Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
Dec. 20, 2018 Sen. Cruz, Rep. Smith's Student Empowerment Act Passes U.S. House Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
Oct. 9, 2018 Tweet - "The grants, authorized by the STOP School Violence Act passed earlier this year, aim to increase school security and provide training for teachers, staff members and students in hopes of preventing campus acts of violence. Texas was given the maximum award" Sen.John Cornyn
Oct. 9, 2018 Tweet - "My legislation helped with this part. -> SEC. 110. SCHOOL MENTAL HEALTH CRISIS INTERVENTION TEAMS. Authorized funds for crisis intervention teams to include coordination with law enforcement and specialized training for school officials in responding to mental health crises." Sen.John Cornyn
Oct. 9, 2018 Tweet - "On average I believe the state/federal share on public education funding is 90%/10%. State and local school districts can do more if they seem it necessary." Sen.John Cornyn
Oct. 3, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of the Department of Education - Barletta Joins Rubio in Calling to Enhance School Security Resources Sen.Ted Cruz, ...
Sept. 19, 2018 Tweet - "Today, the Department of Education announced that Texas will receive $8,974,135 in new federal assistance under the Hurricane Education Recovery Assistance for Homeless Children and Youth Program." Sen.John Cornyn
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - House Democrats to Secretary DeVos: Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep.Al Green, ...
Aug. 28, 2018 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos - Don't Spend Education Money on Guns Rep.Lloyd Doggett, ...
Aug. 2, 2018 Hatch, Bipartisan Senators Introduce Professional Development Bill to Help Teachers, Principals, and Other School Leaders Sen.John Cornyn, ...
June 6, 2018 Letter to the Hon Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Request Meeting with Depatment of Education Secretary Rep.Joaquin Castro, ...
May 21, 2018 Executive Session Sen.John Cornyn
May 21, 2018 FOX NEWS: McCaul Discusses Santa Fe School Shooting with Dana Perino Rep.Michael McCaul
May 18, 2018 Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on Shooting at Santa Fe High School Sen.Ted Cruz
May 18, 2018 CNN "The Lead with Jake Tapper" - Transcript: Interview with Congressman Randy Weber of Texas Rep.Randy Weber
May 18, 2018 Sen. Cruz: "We Need to Be Doing Everything Humanly Possible to Stop This From Ever Happening Again' Sen.Ted Cruz
May 18, 2018 Cornyn Visits Santa Fe, Texas Following School Shooting Sen.John Cornyn
May 17, 2018 Threat Assessment and Protective Intelligence Rep.Brian Babin
March 23, 2018 Reps. Katko and Cuellar Propose Bipartisan Commission Tasked with Assessing Mass Shootings Rep.Henry Cuellar, ...
March 15, 2018 Sessions Votes to Secure our Schools and Keep Our Students Safe Rep.Pete Sessions
March 14, 2018 Stopping School Violence Before It Happens Rep.Vicente Gonzalez
March 14, 2018 Bishop Votes for STOP School Violence Act Rep.Brian Babin
March 14, 2018 Weber Statement on STOP School Violence Act Rep.Randy Weber
March 14, 2018 Carter Votes To Improve School Safety Rep.John Carter
March 13, 2018 Letter to Donald J. Trump, President of the United States - Fully Fund School-Based Mental Health and Violence Prevention Services Rep.Vicente Gonzalez, ...
March 6, 2018 Cornyn Introduces Bipartisan School Safety Legislation Sen.John Cornyn
Feb. 28, 2018 Congressman Williams Introduces School Security Bill Rep.John Williams
Dec. 15, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Answers on Disciplinary Protections for Minority Students Rep.Vicente Gonzalez, ...
Oct. 24, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Department of Education, and the Hon. Mick Mulvaney, White House Office of Management & Budget - Provide Relief to Schools in Puerto Rico, U.S. Virgin Islands Rep.Vicente Gonzalez, ...
Sept. 26, 2017 Increasing Opportunity and Success for Children and Parents Through Evidence-based Home Visiting Act Rep.Lloyd Doggett
July 26, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Reducing Excessive Discipline in Schools Rep.Al Green, ...
July 19, 2017 Letter to Chairman Frelinghuysen, Ranking Member Lowey, Chairman Cole, and Ranking Member DeLauro - Supporting Instruction State Grant Program in FY 2018 Rep.Al Green, ...
June 23, 2017 Letter to the Hon. Betsy DeVos, Secretary of Education - Maintain Title IX Guidance Document Rep.Al Green, ...
June 19, 2017 Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD Receives More than $44,000 in USDA Funding Rep.Vicente Gonzalez
June 19, 2017 IDEA Public Schools in Weslaco Receive More than $93,000 from USDA Rep.Vicente Gonzalez
June 2, 2017 Castro Announces $500K to Support UTSA and Local High School Students Rep.Joaquin Castro
Feb. 28, 2017 Veasey Reacts to President Trump's Joint Session Address Rep.Marc Veasey
Sept. 21, 2016 Veasey Introduces Bill to Help Curb the Nation's STEM Skills Gap Rep.Marc Veasey
Sept. 13, 2016 Castro, Vela Statement on Mexican-American History Textbook Rep.Joaquin Castro
June 30, 2016 Castro Stem Education Legislation Included In Democrats' Make It In America Plan Rep.Joaquin Castro
June 9, 2016 Members And Advocates Call On Congress To Reject The Child Nutrition Reauthorization Bill Rep.Lloyd Doggett, ...
June 3, 2016 Letter to Hal Rogers, Chairman on the House Appropriations Committee; Tom Cole, Chairman on the House Education and Related Agencies Subcommitee; Nita Lowey, Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee and Rosa LeDauro, Ranking Member on the House Education and Related Agencies Subcommitte - Reps. Smith and Brooks Lead Push for Computer Science Support Rep.Marc Veasey, ...
June 2, 2016 Letter to Hal Rogers, Chairman Appropriations Committee, Nita Lowey, Appropriations Committee, Tom Cole, Chairman Labor, Health and Human Services, and Rosa DeLauro, Labor, Health and Human services - Push for Computer Science Support Rep.Michael McCaul, ...
May 25, 2016 Sen. Cruz: Obama's Transgender Directive Has No Basis in Federal Law Sen.Ted Cruz
May 13, 2016 Babin Responds to Obama Administration's Mandate on Gender-Neutral School Bathrooms Rep.Brian Babin
May 13, 2016 Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on the Obama School Bathroom Decree Sen.Ted Cruz
April 22, 2016 Congressman Cuellar Speaks at Northeast Lakeview College's STEM Day Rep.Henry Cuellar
March 18, 2016 Letter to The Honorable Tom Cole, Chairman, and Rosa DeLauro, Ranking Member, Subcommittee on Labor, Health and Human Services and Education - Computer Science Funding Rep.Joaquin Castro, ...
Feb. 16, 2016 Weber Introduces Legislation to Protect Against School Shootings Rep.Randy Weber
Feb. 1, 2016 Texas, Not Washington DC, Knows What's Best for Our Children Rep.John Carter
Dec. 28, 2015 Fox News - Sen. John Cornyn: In 2015, New Senate Majority Delivered for the Nation Sen.John Cornyn
Dec. 10, 2015 Cornyn: A Year of Bipartisan Accomplishments in the Senate Sen.John Cornyn
Dec. 9, 2015 Cornyn Votes for Bipartisan Education Overhaul Sen.John Cornyn
Dec. 9, 2015 Sen. Cruz Issues Statement on the Every Student Succeeds Act Sen.Ted Cruz
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