Cornyn should shoulder blame for judicial vacancies
4 days ago
If Obama were to nominate people to fill the vacancies on the federal courts in Texas without input from or the approval of the Texas senators, those nominees would go nowhere, and Cornyn knows it.
Cornyn to talk security, trade at border
16 days ago
Cornyn has praised some aspects of the bill put forward by the Senate's bipartisan so-called Gang of Eight last month, but criticized it for not going far enough to improve border security.
Judicial vacancies still a problem for Texas federal courts
69 days ago
The senators may wish to reconstitute the Hutchison-Cornyn Judicial Evaluation Commission, which suggested numerous fine district nominees who easily won confirmation.
PoliTex: Polls show Cornyn ahead of three top Democrats
101 days ago
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, is up for re-election in 2014, and Texas Democrats are feeling more optimistic than usual after candidates in their party won five U.S. House seats last year.
Commentary: Filling the Texas Federal Court openings
144 days ago
Recommending no prospects basically conflicts with the claims by Hutchison and Cornyn that the Constitution demanded up or down votes for all nominees in President George W. Bush's administration.
Cornyn offers kind words to the departing Hutchison
150 days ago
"Two years ago, the water district learned that an error in pinpointing the Texas-Oklahoma border inadvertently put the Texoma Water Pump, which had been in Texas, on the state line, Cornyn said.
Cornyn to become Senate minority whip
157 days ago
Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, will soon be the Senate Minority Whip, a job with a lot more than a title.
Cornyn, Abbott promote new Child Protection Act
166 days ago
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott are urging the passage of a new federal law to fight child pornography, sexual predators and human trafficking.