U.S. Representative John Carter (TX-31) has announced that the Texas Workforce Commission has received a $1.5 million Disability Program Navigator (DPN) grant from the Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration. The DPN ensures that individuals with disabilities have full access to e... Read more »

U.S. Representative John Carter (TX-31) today hailed the White House Office of Management and Budget's mid-year budget review that projected that the federal deficit has dropped $127 billion dollars from estimates made just six months ago. "Today's news of a reduced deficit shows that fiscal dis... Read more »

U.S. Representative John Carter (TX-31) has announced that the Farm Service Agency has designated Hamilton County as a primary natural disaster area, due to losses incurred due to drought conditions suffered since January 1, 2006. Two other counties which have sustained production losses due to the ... Read more »

U.S. Congressman John Carter (TX-31) today announced that a representative from his office will hold office hours in Cameron on July 14th. The representative will be able to meet with residents to listen to their concerns and provide assistance with regard to federal issues and federal agencies, inc... Read more »

U.S. Representative John Carter (TX-31) co-sponsored legislation that passed the House today that will allow the U.S. to increase the production of energy on the outer-continental shelf (OCS). H.R. 4761, the Deep Ocean Energy Resources (DOER) Act, gives coastal states permanent power to prohibit ene... Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, today voted in favor of a bill that will provide funding for border security, the growing problem of methamphetamine abuse, and increasing the competitiveness of the U.S. The House passed H.R. 5672, the Departments o... Read more »

U.S. Congressman John Carter (TX-31) today announced that a representative from his office will hold office hours in Rockdale on July 11th. The representative will be able to meet with residents to listen to their concerns and provide assistance with regard to federal issues and federal agencies, in... Read more »

U.S. Representative John Carter (TX-31) made the following statement in response to today's Supreme Court decision on the Texas redistricting case: "The Supreme Court ruling is a huge victory for the people of Texas as well as the Republican Party. We won on every major po... Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) today supported a bill that will allow individuals and families to display the American flag on their residential property. The House passed HR 42, the Freedom to Display the American Flag Act, which will keep condo and homeowner associations from preventing reside... Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31), a member of the House Appropriations Committee, announced that funding has been secured for a number of projects that will benefit the 31st District in the House passed Fiscal Year 2007 Department of Defense Appropriations bill. "I remain committed to providin... Read more »