U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) co-sponsored H.R. 4547, the Laws Ensuring Safe Shrimp (LESS) Act, which would enhance the FDA’s capacity to test shrimp as it comes into the country—ensuring that what comes in is free of antibiotic residues, up to our health standards, and is not the product of illegal, unregulated, or unreported fishing by the People's Republic of China. Additionally, it provides resources to the USDA to make purchases of domestic shrimp to get more healthy shrimp to schools, food banks, and disaster relief programs.
On July 14, U.S. Reps. Randy Weber (R-TX) and Linda Sánchez (D-CA) introduced the bipartisan Federal Mechanical Insulation Act (FMIA) of 2023 to ensure federal buildings are maximizing energy efficiencies, which results in taxpayer savings and emissions reductions.
On July 14, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2024, which provides for the needs of servicemembers and their families through a pay increase, improved housing, and access to health care, while equipping our military with the tools and resources to counter the rapidly growing threats from Communist China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea. The NDAA will also provide much-needed oversight and crackdown on waste, fraud, and abuse, saving taxpayers billions of dollars.
U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) announced on July 14 that the House Appropriations Committee included funding for Texas’ Fourteenth District in the fiscal year 2024 (FY24) Appropriations bills. The following projects were approved by the full committee but await final passage by the full House of Representatives later this year.
On July 12, U.S. Rep. Randy Weber’s (TX-14) amendment was included in the National Telecommunications Information Administration (NTIA) Reauthorization Act by the House Energy & Commerce Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. The amendment would update the potential uses for the Spectrum Relocation Fund (SRF). The SRF, funded from the proceeds of spectrum auction sales, is used to finance upgrades to federal infrastructure in exchange for making more spectrum available to the private sector
In June 2023, the median sale price of a home in Hardin County rose by $39,205 from the same period in the previous year, while total sales decreased by 13%.
Jefferson County enrolled the 27th highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Orange County enrolled the 69th highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Hardin County enrolled the 72nd highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.