A $515,508 grant awarded to the City of Temple will help develop a more viable community, provide decent housing and expand economic opportunities, Congressman John Carter (TX-31) announced today.The Community Development Block Grant was awarded by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development."The city of Temple can use these funds to continue providing opportunities for its… Read more »
With the Texas population expected to double in the next 50 years, maintaining an adequate water supply has become a vital issue for the state.The Brazos River Authority, along with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, has secured a $224,000 project to study water issues in the Middle Brazos basin, Congressman John Carter (TX-31), who helped secure the funding, announced today."With a… Read more »
The City of Georgetown will be able to continue improving energy alternatives as part of a $100,000 project to develop a solar panel facility, Congressman John Carter (TX-31) announced today.The city is in the planning and engineering stages of the solar project at the Georgetown South Commercial Park, in a partnership with GREX and the Life Sciences Center."Building a solar facility… Read more »
After a year's worth of pressure from Congressman John Carter (R-TX), the U.S. House Ethics Committee has announced it is expanding the scope of its investigation against Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-NY), the committee announced today. "Clearly, this investigation is far from over and we still see this as a dark cloud over Mr. Rangel's head," Carter said. "We'll continue to ask… Read more »
House Democrats have included a completely unrelated "hate crimes" bill to the annual defense authorization act, and are using legislation meant to protect our soldiers to push this unconstitutional bill forward, Congressman John Carter (R-TX) said today."With 52,000 soldiers honorably stationed at Fort Hood in my district, I completely understand and support the mission… Read more »
House Democrats Tell Editorial Boards of New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Buffalo News, Minneapolis Star-Tribune to take a hike Read more »
Carter Joins New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, USA Today, Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Buffalo News, Minneapolis Star-Tribune in Calling for Chairman to Step DownHouse Members Wednesday will have to cast a recorded vote on whether it is acceptable for Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) to evade federal taxes for over a decade, and yet pay none of the… Read more »
Central Texas Pastor Greg Schannep helped convene the U.S. House of Representatives today as the Guest Chaplain. He delivered an opening prayer to Congress at 1 p.m. Central Time, which can be watched here. You can view the text by clicking here."We pray for the Members of the House of Representatives, their staffs and their families," he said in his address. "We ask that… Read more »
The Round Rock Police Department will be able to enhance its communication efforts as a result of a $13,336 grant from the U.S. Department of Justice, Congressman John Carter (R-TX) announced today.The department is the recipient of an Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant Program, which is meant to help communities prevent and control crime."Having spent the past more than… Read more »
A month after House Ways and Means Chairman Charlie Rangel (D-NY) admitted failure to report nearly a million dollars in assets on federal disclosure forms, the lack of any action by the House Democratic Caucus on the new ethics violations or the continuing 15-month investigation of multiple ethics and tax violation charges against the man who oversees the Internal Revenue Service demands… Read more »
