Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $15,958,380 million federal grant to Port Freeport through the Port Infrastructure Development Program for the Velasco Terminal Sustainability Expansion Project. The project includes the construction of a new 36,900-square-foot cross-dock facility and related… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced that the Department of Energy (DOE) has selected Southeast Texas for the Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub (HyVelocity H2Hub). The Gulf Coast Hydrogen Hub will receive up to $1.2 billion from DOE and stretch across the Texas coast. The hub will create approximately 45,000 direct jobs—35,000 in construction jobs and 10,000 permanent… Read more »

This article was posted on The Orange Leader and Port Arthur News:                                                                U.S. REP. RANDY WEBER — It’s time to pay our correctional officers fairly The American… Read more »

This article was published on The Daily Caller: REP. RANDY WEBER: First They Came For The Plastic Straws. Now Climate Alarmists Are Targeting America’s Iconic Cars The radical left’s all-encompassing climate alarmist onslaught has claimed numerous victims over the past decade: plastic straws gave way to soggy paper replacements, and Alaska’s vast subterranean oil reserves remain… Read more »

This article was published in the Galveston Daily News, Orange Leader, and Port Arthur News.                                                 It’s time to solve the Windfall Elimination Provision problem for Social Security benefits For too… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding a $2.05 million federal grant to the Port of Beaumont through the United States Marine Highway Grant program. The funding will help expand marine highway services on the United States’ navigable waterways to reduce congestion, alleviate supply chain bottlenecks, and… Read more »

Washington, D.C. -Today, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) introduced the Ban Offshore Abortion Tourism (BOAT) Act to prohibit abortions in maritime jurisdiction. The BOAT Act would hold accountable providers who knowingly endanger the life of an unborn child with fines and jail time. Additionally, women who sought their services could seek relief from the company in the appropriate federal… Read more »

This article was published in the Galveston Daily News, The Facts, and The Post Newspaper.  The Importance of the Ike Dike Hurricane season stirs up a lot of emotions in our Gulf Coast community. Hurricane Alicia. Tropical Storm Allison. Hurricane Rita. Hurricane Ike. Hurricane Harvey. The last two hurricanes on that list—Ike and Harvey—left lasting… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) co-sponsored H.R. 4547, the Laws Ensuring Safe Shrimp (LESS) Act, which would enhance the FDA’s capacity to test shrimp as it comes into the country—ensuring that what comes in is free of antibiotic residues, up to our health standards, and is not the product of illegal, unregulated, or unreported fishing by the People's Republic… Read more »

Washington, D.C. - Today, U.S. Reps. Randy Weber (R-TX) and Linda Sánchez (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA) of 2023 to ensure federal buildings are maximizing energy efficiencies, which results in taxpayer savings and emissions reductions. Mechanical insulation provides large-scale and long-term energy efficiency, emissions reductions, cost… Read more »