Representative John Carter (TX-31) introduced H.R. 2360, the Driving Forward Act, in the House this week. The bill aims to end a burdensome regulation that requires prospective bus drivers to pass an under-the-hood mechanics test to get behind the wheel. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) announced that Charlotte Chen, a junior from Rouse High School in Leander ISD, won the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. Charlotte's mixed-media (oil pastel/oil paint) artwork, "End of Day," will hang in the United States Capitol for millions of visitors to see over the next year.   "I'm so proud to have Charlotte's incredible artwork represent… Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) announced Ayushmaan Dubey, a 10th grader from Meridian World School, as the winner of the 2022 Congressional App Challenge. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) announced Mikaylah Perez from Harker Heights High School as the winner of the 2022 Congressional Art Competition at an awards ceremony held at Texas State University- Round Rock. Read more »

(Round Rock, TX) - Representative John Carter (TX-31) announced the winners of the 2021 Congressional App Challenge.   Every year members of Congress host the Congressional App Challenge encouraging students from their district to create and code a digital app. Middle and high school students can enter the national competition and compete with fellow students from the… Read more »

(Killeen, TX) – Representative John Carter (TX-31) and Texas A&M University-Central Texas (TAMU-CT) President, Dr. Nigliazzo, welcomed Trideum Corporation to campus in the grand opening of its on-campus office at University Research Park. Trideum's on-campus office will create internship and research opportunities with TAMU-CT students and explore joint technology… Read more »

(Round Rock, TX)- Representative John Carter (TX-31) and Texas State University announced $1 million in funding for the Round Rock campus’ STEM-for-All Partnership Read more »

(Killeen, TX) - Representative John Carter (TX-31) and Dr. Marc Nigliazzo announced today that Carter secured $2,990,000 for Texas A&M University- Central Texas in the Defense Appropriations bill that will be on the House floor later this month. If signed into law, the funding will go toward research to limit hardware and software vulnerabilities to cyber-attacks in areas critical to the Department of Defense. Read more »

Representative John Carter (TX-31) announced the winners of the 2021 Congressional Art Competition at the annual awards ceremony held at Texas State University- Round Rock. Read more »

(Killeen, TX)- Last weekend, Representative John Carter (TX-31) hosted the fourth annual "Salute to Service Academy Appointees" to honor TX-31 students that have been appointed to attend one of the United States service academies. Appointees completed an intense application process, including rounds of interviews, in order to receive a nomination from Representative Carter. Once a… Read more »