Congressman John Carter (R-TX31) congratulates the winner of the 2014 Congressional Art contest, Laura Vitolina from Georgetown High School, on her drawing "Giraffe." Congressman Carter thanks all the participants for their involvement and hard work. The winners were announced Saturday, May 3, at the Texas State University Round Rock Campus. Read more »

House passes funding bill that puts vets first in line Read more »

Chairman Carter infuriated by reports of VA hospital's secret list Read more »

The humanitarian catastrophe that is unfolding along the Southwest border and, in particular, in the Rio Grande Valley in Texas, is nothing shy of tragic.In 2011, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) stated that 6,500 unaccompanied children illegally crossed the Southwest border into the United States.  In 2014, CBP is estimating that number to rise ten-fold, to at least 66,000… Read more »

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 »