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AUSTIN, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) will meet with Texas Recreational Vehicle Association in Austin Sunday.
What: Rep. Williams to Meet with Texas Recreational Vehicle Association
Date: Sunday, August 14, 2016
Time: 12:00pm CT
Location: Sheraton Austin Hotel at the Capitol (Capitol Ballroom): 701 E 11th St., Austin, TX 78701
Open to Press: Yes
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U.S. Representative Roger Williams, a former TCU baseball player, will be honored at the 25th anniversary of the Bobby Bragan Lifetime Achievement Award Gala on Nov. 2 at the Fort Worth Club.
Williams has been the U. S. Representative for Texas’s 25th Congressional District since 2013. Previously, he served under Governor Rick Perry as Secretary of State of Texas from November 2004 to July 2007.
Williams played baseball at TCU from 1968 to 1971 and was an All-Southwest Conference selection as an outfielder his freshman year. He was named to TCU’s 1960s All-Decade Team.
America totters on the brink between a bright or dim future as November’s presidential election nears and the time for action is now. More so the time for God is now. Such was the message all three speakers imparted during Tuesday night’s Texas Patriots Tea Party meeting in Cleburne.
Several hundred attended the event to hear U.S. Rep. Roger Williams, R-Austin, state Sen. Brian Birdwell, R- Granbury, and state Rep. Matt Krause, R-Fort Worth.
“This country is better because of the Tea Party,” Williams said while adding that grave challenges lie ahead.
AUSTIN, TEXAS – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) this morning released the following statement after it was confirmed that two of the victims of Thursday’s terrorist attack in Nice, France hailed from Lakeway, Texas:
An Austin-area father and son were two of at least 84 people who were killed Thursday when a truck drove through a crowd celebrating Bastille Day in Nice, France, according to friends and relatives.
Sean Copeland, 51, and his 11-year-old son Brodie were in Nice on a family vacation, the family confirmed through their friend Jess Davis. They died in what French officials say they are investigating as a likely terrorist attack.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) Thursday evening released the following statement after the attack in Nice, France:
“My heart goes out again to France, America's oldest friend, which has suffered another immense loss of life at the hands of another terrorist. Tonight we will mourn and pray but tomorrow America must lead and show strength if we are to eliminate this threat to our way of life.”
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WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) on Wednesday voted in favor of the Conscience Protection Act, which reinforces and makes permanent a continuously passed amendment that protects health care entities from being discriminated against if they do not provide, refer or pay for abortions.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) last Thursday voted in favor of the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Bill for Fiscal Year 2017 which cuts Internal Revenue Service (IRS) funding $1.3 billion below the president’s request, supports small businesses and includes his amendment to rein in the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB).
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) this evening released the following statement after he learned one of the slain officers in Dallas resided in Burleson, Texas.
“The tragedy in Dallas has devastated all of us. I'm especially heartbroken to learn that one of the fallen is a local hero, Officer Lorne Ahrens. There are no words to express the sadness felt by the entire Burleson community. I send my prayers to Katrina and their family. May the Lord's strength give their hearts and souls peace and comfort.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Roger Williams (R – Austin) today released the following statement on FBI director, James Comey, not recommending criminal charges be brought against Hillary Clinton for her use of a private email server while secretary of state: