
Six Texas Republican representatives joined with the eleven Democrats in the state’s congressional delegation to vote in favor of the bill to raise the debt ceiling. Nineteen Texas Republicans voted nay in attempting to block the measure. On a national level, 79 Republicans joined with the 187 Democrat members of the House to pass the measure back to the Senate.
by Bob Price29 Oct 2015, 5:42 AM PST0

The Supreme Court of the United States, in a 5-4 decision on Friday, declared that same-sex marriage is a fundamental right. Almost immediately, various count clerks’ offices around Texas began issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Texas elected officials quickly responded to the high court’s decision.
by Bob Price26 Jun 2015, 9:07 AM PST0

In a 6-3 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the subsidies received by people who live in states with no state exchanges are constitutional. The ruling in King v. Burwell, a second Obama victory before the Supreme Court, ensures that those receiving these subsidies will be able to continue on the program.
by Bob Price25 Jun 2015, 9:06 AM PST0

A critical vote in a House Committee on Thursday unanimously passed H.R. 774, the “Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act of 2015.” It’s goal is to stop foreign and illegal fishing in US waters. The bill provides for increased enforcement activity for the Coast Guard, which now, stops, seizes, arrests and fines Mexican fishermen poaching in Texas and U.S. waters. That activity is almost a daily event for Coast Guard bases in South Padre Island, Port Aransas and Port O-Conner
by Rob Milford2 May 2015, 5:57 AM PST0

Congressman Randy Weber (R-TX) has re-introduced a bill to hold Central American nations accountable for illegal immigrants from their countries by cutting off foreign aid. The bill (H.R. 439, attached below) is in response to last summer’s invasion of illegal immigrants and unaccompanied minors mostly from Honduras, El Salvador and Guatemala.
by Bob Price23 Jan 2015, 3:55 AM PST0

House Speaker John Boehner’s decision to retaliate, or exact “revenge” as Politico put it, against at least two House Republicans who voted for a Republican alternative is haunting Republicans who supported him conference-wide and sparking a discussion in the party about the role Boehner should play as Speaker—and Republican members should play in challenging his authority.
by Matthew Boyle9 Jan 2015, 5:38 AM PST0

Texas Congressman Randy Weber announced this morning via Twitter he is voting for fellow Texas Republican Congressman Louie Gohmert to be the next Speaker of the House of Representatives.
by Bob Price6 Jan 2015, 7:33 AM PST0

Reps. Randy Weber (R-TX) and Justin Amash (R-MI) say they’ll vote for a Republican alternative to Rep. John Boehner (R-OH) for Speaker of the House later on Tuesday.
by Matthew Boyle6 Jan 2015, 6:47 AM PST0

Ebola could break into the United States through the unsecured U.S. border with Mexico, experts say. “While we’ve seen no signs that Ebola virus has spread to our borders, it is very concerning,” Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) told Breitbart News.
by Matthew Boyle8 Aug 2014, 1:11 PM PST0

During a trip to visit the southern border, Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) revealed that he witnessed the Texas DPS seizing a jet ski, which was used as a vehicle for human trafficking. From his report: Later that day, I ventured
by Charlie Spiering24 Jul 2014, 12:28 PM PST0

Florida Republican Rep. Ted Yoho says Mexico should not get foreign aid until the U.S.-Mexico border is secure. “Mexico should not be accepting American generosity with one hand and covering their eyes to the situation at the border with the
by Caroline May8 Jul 2014, 2:15 PM PST0

A Texas Republican says he has a solution to mitigate the flood of unaccompanied illegal immigrant minors across the southern border. Rep. Randy Weber introduced a bill Monday to hold Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala, and El Salvador “accountable” for their citizens’
by Caroline May30 Jun 2014, 1:20 PM PST0

While covering the immigration rally in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday, Breitbart News correspondent Matthew Boyle attempted to ask a question of the officials in attendance. However, after announcing himself as a member of the Breitbart staff, the Tea Party crowd
by Warner Todd Huston19 Jun 2013, 3:19 PM PST0

Rep. Steve King (R-IA) and Rep. Randy Weber (R-TX) railed against the special interests, big money, and crony capitalism behind the “Gang of Eight” Senate immigration bill in response to a question from Breitbart News at a press conference turned-anti-amnesty
by Matthew Boyle19 Jun 2013, 11:19 AM PST0