Out of the 5.6 million children in Texas under the age of 18, half are on child support with most of those needing my office s help in collecting their child support payments. I have to chase down so many parents and use the law to make them do their job in feeding their children. A woman who works with battered spouses for the Houston Police Department claimed more could be done by Cornyn s office to make life difficult for absentee fathers who shirk their responsibilities. Cornyn said his office procures lists from employers across Texas, and his attorney s check these against lists of child support payment violators so he can garnish the wages of those not meeting their parental obligations. Taking care of senior Texans is also important to me.
Seniors are three times as likely to be victimized by consumer fraud.
Our message must be clear that Texas will protect its senior citizens, Cornyn said. He also has initiated the Texas Exile program to take guns out of the hands of common criminals without infringing on the rights of law-abiding individuals. Those who illegally use or brandish a weapon in Texas will be exiled to hard time with no probation or parole, he declared.