For years, Texas stepped up and spent hard-earned state tax dollars on Operation Lone Star while the federal government struggled to manage the border properly. After years of my colleagues and me pushing Washington to reimburse Texas, we got it done.

The Department of Homeland Security approved a $7.5 billion reimbursement for border security in the Lone Star State. This is the largest border security reimbursement in state history.

I have been fighting since 2022 to get Texas taxpayers their money back. I cosponsored multiple pieces of legislation, joined efforts to pressure the Biden administration to repay, and voted for the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which created $13.5 billion in funds to reimburse states and local governments for border and immigration enforcement.

Here’s a breakdown of some of my work to get Texas back the money it deserves:

• June 2022: I became an original cosponsor of the Lone Star Reimbursement Act.
• January 2023: I joined the Texas Republican delegation in demanding that President Biden reimburse Texas for the resources our state used to secure the southern border. 
• March 2023: I once again became an original cosponsor of the Lone Star Reimbursement Act to ensure Texas was repaid for the costs of Operation Lone Star.
• May 2024: I signed a letter urging the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security to establish a dedicated $11.26 billion funding line to reimburse Texas for its border security expenses.
• January/February 2025:  I cosponsored the State Border Security Reimbursement Act and the Operation Lone Star Reimbursement Act.
• July 2025: I voted to send President Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act to the White House. Signed into law on July 4, 2025, the legislation created two funds totaling $13.5 billion to reimburse states and local governments for border security and immigration enforcement costs.
• November 2025: I joined Texas Senators and my colleagues in the Texas Republican delegation in pressing the Departments of Homeland Security and Justice to prioritize Texas and provide the full $11.1 billion our state had spent.
• September 2026: The Department of Homeland Security approved $7.5 billion for Texas, delivering the largest border security reimbursement in state history.

When the authorized money was not released, we pushed harder and kept the pressure on. Now, $7.5 billion is coming back home to Texas, where it belongs. Once the reimbursement reaches the state treasury, it will be available for appropriation by the Texas Legislature when it convenes in January 2027. And our work isn’t finished, the Texas congressional delegation is continuing to pursue Texas’ share of the remaining reimbursement funding available through the Department of Justice.

Read the full release here.

"Toothless."

That's what Senate Democrats called the Ratepayer Protection Act, a bill to protect families and small businesses from paying for the power upgrades that massive data centers need. This week, they blocked it in a 57-43 vote, three votes short of the 60 needed to move forward.

This bill went through my subcommittee. As Vice Chair of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Energy, I've been pushing to get it across the finish line. Our subcommittee marked it up in June, the full Energy and Commerce Committee passed it 52-0 in July, and the House passed it 417-3 in September. Republicans and Democrats came together on it because protecting ratepayers just makes sense.

The Ratepayer Protection Act would:

• Target data centers that use 100 megawatts or more of power;
• Direct each state to consider a standard requiring those companies to cover their own costs;
• And include the full cost of the generation, transmission, and distribution upgrades needed to serve them.

Senate Democrats seem to think we don’t need that. I say states know their own grids and their own ratepayers best. This bill puts the question in front of every state that hasn't acted yet, and that's a lot more than the nothing ratepayers got this week.

Here in the district that powers America, we know what it takes to keep the lights on.

On a hot Texas afternoon with the air conditioning running full blast, families shouldn't be paying more so a tech company can plug in.

Data centers can bring jobs and investment to our communities, but they should pay their own way.

So you might ask, why did Senate Democrats block a bill that passed the House 417-3? I’ll tell you why. Election year politics. The author of the Senate version of this bill is in a targeted Senate seat the Democrats hope to flip. They don’t want to give him a pre-election win so the blocked it instead.

Who is the real loser in that? Taxpayers and American families, of course

I am honored to have an A+ rating on the Susan B. Anthony Pro-Life America National Pro-Life Scorecard, and this week it means even more.

On September 30, we marked 50 years since Congress first passed the Hyde Amendment, the policy that keeps taxpayer dollars from paying for abortion.

The scorecard evaluates votes, cosponsorships, letters, and other legislative actions members of Congress take to protect unborn children and their mothers. My record includes support for:

• H.R.1 - One Big Beautiful Bill Act, which defunded Big Abortion businesses like Planned Parenthood of Medicaid dollars.
• H.R.6945 - Supporting the Pregnant and Parenting Women and Families Act, which gives states more flexibility to use existing federal assistance to support pregnancy resource centers.
• H.R. 1639 - Ban Offshore Abortion Tourism Act (BOAT Act), which I introduced to prohibit abortions in U.S. maritime waters.
  
  

Standing against efforts to further subsidize health plans that cover elective abortion

As a dad, grandpa, and great-grandpa alongside my beautiful bride, I'm reminded every day what a gift life is. The Hyde Amendment has saved an estimated 2.7 million lives over the last 50 years. That is Henry Hyde's legacy.

No American taxpayer should be forced to pay for someone else's abortion. Every child is a gift from God, and they're worth fighting for every day.

I'm proud to have earned an A+, but the work is far from finished. We must protect Hyde and keep standing up for the unborn everyday.

"I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well." - Psalm 139:14

Another week, another trip around the greatest district in the Lone Star State!

We kicked things off in Brazoria County at the Legislative Agriculture Tour, where we got a firsthand look at the hardworking folks who help keep Texas agriculture strong. The tour included stops at Froberg Farms and Double H Longhorns, along with an important update from the Texas Animal Health Commission on the New World screwworm and the work being done to protect Texas livestock and producers.

Team Weber also stopped by the City of Friendswood Parks and Recreation Health Fair. The event gave folks an opportunity to connect with local health experts and learn more about the resources available right here in our own backyard.

Finally, in Nederland, we joined business and community leaders from across the district at the Mid-County Business Social. Our small businesses and hardworking families are the lifeblood of Texas’ 14th District, so any opportunity to hear directly from folks and gain insight into what is happening across the region is incredibly important.

Team Weber is proud to support a thriving corner of our great nation!

• H.R.10620 - To amend title 49, United States Code, to strengthen commercial motor vehicle safety and accountability requirements, prevent the operation of chameleon carriers, improve English language proficiency requirements, and for other purposes.
• H.R.10580 - LABEL Act
• H.R.10542 - Combating Pasture Mealybug Act
• H.R.10356 - Empowering Moms Act
• H.R.10327 - Cost Estimates Improvement Act
• H.Res.1524 - Expressing support for the designation of the week of September 19 through September 26, 2026, as "National Estuaries Week".

Should foreign legal codes, including Sharia law, ever take precedence over the U.S. Constitution?

Yes: 6.1%

No: 93.9%