To honor our service men and women, the staff at Z' Tejas Southwestern Grill will host a Thanksgiving meal for 500 soldiers returning to Fort Hood in Killeen, Texas from deployment in Iraq. Z' Tejas recently opened their newest location at 10525 West Parmer Lane in northwest Austin, and it will be t... Read more »

The U.S. House of Representatives today unanimously passed a bill introduced by Representative John Carter (Round Rock-TX) that renames a post office in Round Rock, Texas after Marine Corps Corporal Steven Gill. Corporal Gill was killed in Zaidon, Iraq on July 21, 2005 during his first tour of Iraq.... Read more »

House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) made the following statement as House Democrats continue to delay passing a clean alternative minimum tax (AMT) patch before the Thanksgiving holidays. Delaying this action will result in a massive delay in tax refunds for approximately 50 mi... Read more »

House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (R-TX), a member of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, issued the following statement today after House Democrats refused to complete work on a veterans' housing, health care and benefits bill before Vet... Read more »

House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (R-TX), a member of the Military Construction and Veterans' Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, late Wednesday night cosponsored the Military Construction-Veterans' Affairs Appropriations conference agreement as a stand-alone bill (H.R. 4101) after ... Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that funding has been included in the 2008 Department of Defense (DoD) Appropriations Conference Report for a number of projects that will benefit the 31st District. The Conference Report passed in th... Read more »

U.S. Congressman John Carter (TX-31) today voted against H.R. 3685, the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. This bill creates hiring protections on the basis or sexual orientation, both actual and perceived. "We have seen this type of legislation from the New Majority all year long – creatin... Read more »

House Republican Conference Secretary John Carter (TX-31) made the following statement after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid told reporters he has no intention of getting an AMT patch to the President's desk before Thanksgiving. The Internal Revenue Service recently announced a November 16, ... Read more »

.S. Congressman John Carter (TX-31) today introduced H.R. 4073, the Non-Citizen Identification Act. This bill is the second in a series of bills collectively titled the Secure America For Everyone (SAFE) Initiative aimed to address the most critical aspects of immigration reform including enf... Read more »

Representative John Carter (R-TX) and Representative Chet Edwards (D-TX), both members of the Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Subcommittee, announced today that $18 million has been included in the Military/Veterans Appropriations bill for the CH-47 Chinook Maintenance Hang... Read more »