By U.S. Rep. Bill Flores On Election Day, the American people sent a clear message. They no longer will stand for weaker national security, executive branch overreach, excessive regulation and the unbridled expansion of the federal government. After eight years of failed Washington policies, hardworking Americans rejected the status quo in Washington and they want to go a different direction. Over the past several months, I have been working with my fellow House of Representatives colleagues to ... Read more

By: Nicole Barrios U.S. Congressman Bill Flores explained a sweeping plan to change federal policies — including ending the controversial Obamacare health care plan — during the Pflugerville Chamber of Commerce monthly luncheon on Election Day Nov. 8. Flores provided chamber members with key points of “A Better Way,” a plan spearheaded by Speaker of the House Paul Ryan that could change how the federal government handles poverty, national security, health care and the tax system. The update was... Read more

By: Whitney Miller Poverty, healthcare, terrorism, immigration and more were all topics Representative Bill Flores tackled at a town hall meeting in Caldwell Tuesday night. “I know that he’s going to talk about several things like healthcare,” said Robertson County resident Josephine Miller before the event. “He’s going to talk about the executive overreach and things like that.” Miller says she came to Tuesday's town hall to show support and get informed. "It's important for you to know what he... Read more

Republican Study Committee Chairman (RSC) Bill Flores (R-TX) released the following statement on the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision in United States v. Texas, which will continue to block President Obama’s executive amnesty actions: “I am pleased that the Supreme Court’s decision will continue to prevent President Obama’s unlawful and unconstitutional executive action on immigration from being implemented. Our president has a constitutional responsibility to ‘take care that the laws be faithfully... Read more

U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) issued the following statement regarding the passage of H. Res. 639, which authorizes the House to file an official amicus brief in the Supreme Court case of United States v. Texas: “The U.S. Constitution clearly states that the legislative branch is responsible for writing laws; not the president or the unelected bureaucrats of the executive branch. The House is filing this amicus brief to defend the Constitution from the executive overreach that has be... Read more

The U.S. House of Representatives has passed H.R. 3009, the Enforce the Law for Sanctuary Cities Act. Congressman Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement regarding its passage: “There are more than 200 cities and counties, including a couple of states, which are undermining our nation’s immigration enforcement efforts through the use of sanctuary polices. The recent death of Kate Steinle could have been prevented had San Francisco authorities followed federal immigration laws and ... Read more

By Jake Walker Brazos County welcomed 63 new citizens to the United States on Thursday morning with a special ceremony just two days before the country's 239th birthday. The new citizens who lined the pews in the Brazos County Administration Building represented 21 countries. Most of them were from Mexico, but the rest came from every continent except Australia and Antarctica. Anagaby Diaz Covarrobias, from Mexico, is a 22-year-old food science and technology major at Texas A&M. She said she was... Read more

By Cassie Smith U.S. Rep. Bill Flores, R-College Station, touched on border control and President Barack Obama among other topics Monday during a town hall meeting in Waco. More than 50 people — ages 19 to 84 — came to Texas State Technical College, some from more than 40 miles away, to hear Flores speak for an hour. Flores, who was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2010, spoke briefly about the Republican Study Committee and his role as chairman, and about the House Energ... Read more

U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement on the passage of the Senate-amended H.R. 240, Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 2015: “Today’s Department of Homeland Security funding bill did not include any measures to stop the president’s unlawful amnesty actions; therefore I could not support it. When President Obama recklessly acts outside of his constitutional authority, it is Congress’ responsibility to stop his unlawful actions.... Read more

U.S. Representative Bill Flores (R-Texas) released the following statement on H.R. 33, a continuing resolution (CR) to fund the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) through March 6, 2015: “Today’s continuing resolution comes after the House passed a motion disagreeing with the Senate’s funding bill and establishing a House and Senate conference to give Democrats yet another chance to do their job and come to the table. House conservatives will continue our effort to stop the president’s executi... Read more