Civil SocietyFederalIssuesCongressman Tony Gonzales Censured by Republican Party of Texas
Saturday marks just the second time the Republican Party of Texas has voted to censure sitting politician.
Saturday marks just the second time the Republican Party of Texas has voted to censure sitting politician.
Congressman Tony Gonzales contended there is “danger” in requiring Customs and Border Protection to keep all illegal aliens in detention.
The local political party invoked Rule 44 of the Republican Party of Texas, asserting Gonzales is not advancing GOP values and policies.
Rep. Chip Roy filed a bill to require the Department of Homeland Security to detain asylum seekers or send them to a contiguous country.
Gonzales did not sign his name to a different border security bill previously introduced by congressional Republicans from Texas.
Before the election in November, Republicans floated the idea of impeaching Mayorkas over the border crisis if they took the majority.
A Texas Congressman who is critical of his Republican colleagues may be the lone GOP opponent to conservative rules reforms in the U.S. House.
With the vote for a new U.S. Speaker of the House quickly approaching, Congressman Chip Roy is calling for reform while others pledge their support.
U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzalez was the only Texas Republican in the House of Representatives to vote in favor of the bill.
San Antonio City Councilman Mario Bravo has been temporarily suspended from his committee assignments following an outburst directed at Councilwoman Ana Sandoval over a budgetary dispute.
Cornyn and his colleagues crafted the bill in response to recent mass shootings, including at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde.
Evans entered the river to rescue two illegal aliens, who are now in custody and suspected of international drug trafficking.