U.S. Rep. Chip Roy, who represents Texas’s 21st district in Congress, posted a series of updates on April 9, 2026, detailing legislative actions and oversight efforts his office is pursuing.
In a post from April 9, Roy’s press office stated: “U.S. Rep. Chip Roy has put Travis County District Attorney José Garza on the clock, blasting the Austin prosecutor in a sharply worded letter and giving him until April 17 to hand over internal policy documents… Roy’s office says the move is rooted in an August 2023 memo and a”. The message highlights an ongoing dispute between Roy and Garza regarding internal policy transparency.
Later that day, at 20:29 UTC, Roy’s office announced new legislative action: “ NEW: Rep. Roy introduces bill to designate the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) as a Specially Designated Global Terrorist Organization, blocking its assets, prohibiting U.S. persons from interacting with the organization, and revoking it 501(c)(3) tax-exempt”.
At 23:39 UTC on April 9, another post quoted Rep. Roy discussing multiple legislative initiatives: “Rep. Roy: ‘That’s why I introduced the PAUSE Act. That’s why I introduced legislation to vet people for Sharia law. That’s why I introduced legislation to take away CAIR’s tax status. We’ve got to be aggressive.’ @SchmittNYC https://t.co/VNQzvEBXdg”.
Roy has served in Congress since 2019 after succeeding Lamar Smith as representative of Texas’s 21st district.[source] He has secured re-election through several cycles: defeating Joseph Kopser in 2018 with just over half the vote; Wendy Davis in 2020 by about seven percentage points; Claudia Zapata in 2022 with nearly two-thirds of votes; and Kristin Hook most recently in 2024 with almost 62 percent support.[source]
