Wildfire Emergency Resources

My office is currently tracking multiple wildfires affecting Eastland, Runnels, Coleman, Brown, Mills, and Sterling counties.

Please continue to evaluate evacuation orders that have affected the Eastland, Brown and Comanche counties.

If you are in need of emergency assistance, please call 9-1-1. For additional sheltering and safety information, please call 2-1-1. This is a dynamic situation, and I advise everyone to stay alert to local news and officials.

I am thankful for the commitment of our professional and volunteer firefighters, as well as the Texas Forest Service, who have responded so quickly and are continuing to fight these fires.

My thoughts and prayers are with those affected, as well as the first responders.  

Introduced Legislation to Prevent Russia from Arming Iran

Yesterday, I introduced H.R. 7139, the Removing Arms from Terrorists through Sanctions Act to prevent our adversaries, like Russia, from transferring conventional weapons and missiles to Iran.

President Biden is placing his trust in malign actors. He entrusted the lives and safety of American citizens to terrorists in Afghanistan, has begged corrupt leaders in countries like Venezuela to fill our energy needs, and is now relying on Russia, while currently waging a devastating war on Ukraine, to negotiate a nuclear deal with Iran on our behalf. A resurrected Iran Deal is a major threat to the U.S., Israel, and our Arab allies. Americans should never negotiate with terrorists.

My legislation builds on a Trump-era executive order that imposes sanctions on individuals involved in transferring weapons to Iran. It counters Iran’s ability to gain access to weapons that can be distributed to their proxies, such as Hamas, Hezbollah, and the Houthis. Furthermore, it prevents rogue states, like Russia, from being able to collect revenue from these arms sales and expand their influence in the Middle East.

House Energy Freedom Act

This week, I joined Senator Ted Cruz in introducing the House version of the Energy Freedom Act. The legislation accelerates federal permitting for energy projects and pipelines, mandates new onshore and offshore oil and gas lease sales, approves pending LNG export licenses, and speeds up all forms of American energy development.

President Biden willingly gave away American energy independence with his assault on the oil and gas industry. Russia’s war on Ukraine, emboldened by their control over the global energy market, should be a wakeup call to us all.

I’m proud to work with Senator Cruz on this legislation to stop President Biden’s assault on our oil and gas industry. We are pushing to not only make America energy independent, but energy dominant.

Read more about our legislation here.