If you know an eighth grader or high school student who is interested in serving our country, I encourage you to have them join us for our annual Service Academy Day tomorrow. Students and their families will have the opportunity to learn about the nomination process and connect with congressional representatives, Service Academy admissions officers, and ROTC program leaders. RSVP HERE!

• Date: Saturday, August 22, 2026
• Time: 8:00 a.m. to noon
• Check-in: Begins at 7:15 a.m.
• Location: College of the Mainland Corporate Training Center (7825 Monticello Drive, Texas City, Texas 77591)
• Admission: Free for all guests

One of my greatest privileges as a Member of Congress is nominating candidates for appointment to our U.S. Service Academies. Each year, I look forward to reading their applications, and I am always impressed by their character, selflessness, and, above all, devotion to the ideals of our great nation.

Congressional nominations are required for four of the five U.S. Service Academies:

• The U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York
• The U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland
• The U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado
• The U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, New York
• The U.S. Coast Guard Academy in New London, Connecticut, does NOT require a congressional nomination.

Below, you’ll find everything needed to begin the application process, including checklists and important dates. This year’s deadline is Friday, October 23, 2026.

I also encourage you to watch “The Five-Pointed Star”, which provides a great overview of what each U.S. Service Academy has to offer.

• 2026 Academy Nomination Application
• 2026 Academy Nomination Checklist
• 2026 Academy Evaluation Form

To request a Military Academy Nomination from our office, please contact Jared Bargas, District Director, at jared.bargas@mail.house.gov or (281) 316-0231 for more information.

Best wishes to you as you pursue your goal of attending one of the U.S. Service Academies and serving our country!

When Hurricane Harvey hit Southeast Texas, our communities were devastated. In Orange County alone, more than 27,000 homes flooded, and nine lives were lost. We saw the damage firsthand, and we know exactly what is at stake when the next major storm comes our way.

That is why this week I joined Senators Ted Cruz and John Cornyn and Congressman Brian Babin (TX-36) in calling on Assistant Secretary of the Army for Civil Works Adam Telle to keep the Orange County portion of the Sabine Pass to Galveston Bay Project moving forward.

Congress authorized this project years ago because Orange County needs stronger protection from storm surge and coastal flooding. Billions of dollars have already been committed to the project, Texas has put real skin in the game, and the Army Corps has already done a tremendous amount of work to get us to this point.

Now is not the time to hit the brakes.

With costs changing, there is concern that more studies, reviews, and red tape could delay construction even longer. Orange County has waited long enough. Families, businesses, refineries, and the energy infrastructure that powers America cannot afford to keep waiting while paperwork piles up.

Our message to Secretary Telle was simple. Use the authority you have, put the funding already available to work, and get shovels in the ground.

We made a commitment to the people of Orange County, and I intend to see it through. When Mother Nature comes knocking again, I want Southeast Texas to be ready.

Read more here.

Texas should be leading the nation in putting American workers first, not in the number of H-1B visa holders working in our public schools.

According to the National Education Association, more than 500 public school districts across the country employ over 2,300 H-1B visa holders, and Texas employs more H-1B educators than any other state. Up in Dallas ISD, they currently employ 171 H-1B workers, more than any other school district in Texas.

That is why I was glad to see Governor Greg Abbott announce this week that he wants Texas public schools to have exactly ZERO employees working under the H-1B visa program.

The H-1B program was created to bring in highly specialized workers when Americans are not available to fill those jobs. It was never intended to become a pipeline for taxpayer-funded school districts to look overseas before investing in American workers here at home.

We should be asking why Texas leads the country in this category in the first place.

Our state is home to millions of hardworking Americans, outstanding colleges and universities, veterans looking for their next career, and young Texans deciding what they want to do with their lives. Instead of relying more on foreign labor, we should be investing in American teachers and making sure Texans come first for jobs funded by their own tax dollars.

Governor Abbott has already frozen new H-1B petitions at state agencies and public universities through May 2027. Now he is asking the Texas Legislature to extend that effort to our public schools and ensure the policy applies to both current H-1B employees and future applicants.

I support Governor Abbott’s efforts to put Texans and Americans first, and I will push Congress to do the same. American taxpayers fund our public schools to educate American children, and the jobs inside those schools should reflect that same priority.

America First should mean American workers first, too.

It’s not only hot outside, it’s also hot in the kitchen where Team Weber is cooking up some wins for Texas’ 14th Congressional District!

In Galveston, Team Weber was proud to serve those who served us in uniform by helping provide food and support to veterans and their families across Galveston County.

Over in Beaumont, Team Weber visited the Valero Reaction Lab Ribbon Cutting. This new facility will give Lamar’s engineering students valuable hands-on learning opportunities, preparing them to lead the next generation of Southeast Texas industries that power the nation and the world.

In Port Arthur, Team Weber joined the Port of Port Arthur to celebrate the dedication of the Lot 6 Expansion. This investment means more capacity and a stronger economic backbone for Texas’ 14th District. Our ports keep American-made goods moving, supporting good-paying jobs growing across the region. When our ports succeed, Southeast Texas grows. That’s good for Texas and good for America. 

From honoring our veterans to equipping the next generation with the tools they need to succeed and investing in the industries that power our great nation, Team Weber is hard at work across Southeast Texas.

• H.Res.1481 - Honoring the life and legacy of the Honorable Kay Granger, a Representative from the State of Texas.
• H.R.9988 - FASTER Act of 2026
• H.R.9904 - Deputy Darren Almendarez Act
• H.R.9892 - To require the United States Trade Representative to initiate an investigation under section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974 with respect to the European Union, and for other purposes.
• H.R.9854 - Citizenship Act of 2026
• H.Res.1442 - Supporting the designation of July 20, 2026, as "National Moon Landing Day".
• H.Res.1436 - Condemning Omar Suleiman for celebrating the death of Senator Lindsey Graham and acknowledging that House Democrats invited him to serve as the Guest Chaplain of the U.S. House of Representatives in 2019.

Do you support prohibiting federal taxpayer dollars from funding life-altering gender-transition procedures on children?

Yes: 81.4%

No: 18.6%