Press Releases
WASHINGTON--Rep. Chip Roy (R-TX) sent the following letter to the Mayor of Austin regarding the city of Austin's new policy allowing homeless people to sleep and camp in public spaces:
September 30, 2019
Mr. Steve Adler
Mayor
City of Austin
301 West 2nd Street, 2nd Floor
Austin, Texas 78701
WASHINGTON--Rep. Chip Roy published the following op-ed in The Hill Wednesday afternoon:
WASHINGTON--Rep. Chip Roy released the following statement Thursday regarding H.R. 4378, "Making continuing appropriations for fiscal year 2020, and for other purposes."
Today, we passed a short-term CR designed to time out right before Thanksgiving to maximize pressure to rack up more debt.
WASHINGTON—Rep. Chip Roy released the following statement Wednesday regarding the Trump administration's movement of funds to construct fencing and infrastructure along the southern border:
I am pleased to see today that the 21st Congressional District, and its numerous important military installations including Fort Sam Houston and the Army Futures Command, is not directly impacted by the effort of the administration to secure border funding from future DOD projects.
WASHIGTON--Rep Chip Roy sent the following letter to Texas Railroad Commissioner Wayne Christian regarding the Permian Highway Pipeline Project:
Leakey Town Hall
Friday August 30th, 2019 1:30pm - 3:00pm CDT
Real County Courthouse 146 U.S. 83 Leakey, TX 78873
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/leakey-town-hall-with-congressman-chip-roy-tickets-69737028329
Blanco Town Hall
Thursday September 5th, 2019 6:00pm - 7:00pm CDT
Blanco ISD Admin Building 814 11th St. Blanco, TX 78606
When: Tuesday, August 20 from 6:00pm - 7:00pm
Where: Compassion Church 2862 Thousand Oaks San Antonio, TX 78232
Congressman Roy is looking forward to meeting with constituents and learning more about issues they may be facing with the federal government.
This event is free and open to all constituents of the 21st Congressional District who RSVP to the event. The only limitation to attendance will be the listed fire code for the room which will be factored into the total RSVP allowed.
WASHINGTON--Rep. Chip Roy released the following statement Thursday August 15, 2019:
Democrat Reps Ilhan Omar and Rashida Tlaib should have come with the rest of the U.S. delegation to Israel. Over 70 of us met together on a bipartisan basis and had independent visits with Prime Minister Netanyahu, and the leadership of the Palestinian Authority.
WASHINGTON--Rep. Chip Roy released the following statement Thursday August 15, 2019:
WASHINGTON--Rep. Chip Roy released the following statement Monday August 12, 2019:
Carrah and I rejoice with the Vargas family that justice for Jared was finally served when his murderer was found guilty in San Antonio today. But as parents, our hearts are heavy because no parent should endure what Jared's parents and family have suffered. It's been a tremendous blessing to get to know the Vargas family and our thoughts and prayers are with them today.