Level 1 criminal illegal immigrants are being released on the streets due to President Obama's policy on immigration and border enforcement. The news of these releases was verified March 13 by Executive Associate Director of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thomas Homan at an Appropriations Subcommittee hearing on ICE's budget. Upon questioning of the issue by Chairman Carter, Homan responded by saying "It's gotten to the point where it's a community safety issue because level ones and twos are walking out of jails without attention from ICE, so it is a concern of ours. We need some changes." Read more »

On Saturday, April 12th, Sgt. Felix Conde-Falcon, a Fort Hood soldier, was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously in Rogers, TX. Read more »

FAMS must hold self to higher standard; trust of American public broken Read more »

The House of Representatives pass the Path to Prosperity Budget Read more »

Today, during the House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Justice Department's FY15 budget, Congressman John Carter, Representative of Fort Hood and Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, demanded answers from Attorney General Eric Holder on why the 2009 Fort Hood shooting has not been declared an act of terror. Read more »

Congressman John Carter, Representative of Fort Hood and Chairman of the Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security released the following statement regarding today's shooting at Fort Hood: Read more »

New Low in VA Backlogged Claims Read more »

CBP to deploy 2,000 additional officers Read more »

Three African species of antelope, near extinction in the wild, are thriving in Texas and will continue to thrive thanks to new legislation from Congressman John Carter (R-TX31.) Read more »

The victims of the Fort Hood attack deserve answers and Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) is demanding those answers. On Thursday, Rep. Carter, who serves on the Defense Appropriations Subcommittee, questioned Secretary of Defense Chuck Hagel about two important issues facing our military; the status of a report on the Fort Hood and Little Rock terrorist attacks as well as the morale of soldiers faced with more work due to the President's Sequester. Read more »