27th District of Texas

Hi, I'm Michael Cloud

Honored to serve the People of Texas’ 27th District in Congress.


The Latest

From My Office

Oct 31, 2024
Press
RELEASE: Rep. Cloud Applauds DOT Grant for Texas Triangle Rail Revitalization Project

Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) announced today that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) awarded $4.6 million to the Texas Triangle Rail Revitalization Project through the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program. This funding will support critical upgrades to the Texas Gonzales Northern Railway (TXGN), enhancing safety, resilience, and economic growth in rural Texas.


News & Announcements


Oct 29, 2024
Press

RELEASE: Rep. Cloud Introduces Bill to Designate Corpus Christi Post Office as the “Captain Robert E. ‘Bob’ Batterson Post Office 

Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) introduced a bill designating the U.S. post office at 802 North Tancahua Street in Corpus Christi after Captain Robert E. ‘Bob’ Batterson. Captain Batterson, a veteran of the U.S. Navy, enlisted in 1939 and served our nation for 35 years.



Oct 25, 2024
Press

RELEASE: Rep. Cloud and Senator Cruz Demand Answers from ICE Over American Killed by Illegal Immigrant in Bastrop County

Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27), Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX), and State Representative Stan Gerdes (HD-17) are demanding immediate answers from Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) following reports that an American citizen was killed by an illegal immigrant driving under the influence in Bastrop County.



Oct 25, 2024
Media

Texas lawmakers demand answers on fatal crash allegedly caused by illegal immigrant: ‘Infuriating’

Texas lawmakers demand answers on fatal crash allegedly caused by illegal immigrant: ‘Infuriating’ Fox News Adam Shaw | October 25, 2024 FIRST ON FOX: Texas lawmakers are calling for additional information from the federal government about a purported illegal immigrant accused of killing an American citizen while allegedly driving under the influence. Thirty-five-year-old Jorge Peralta is accused […]


Issues

Agriculture


Agriculture in Texas is a $100 billion per year industry and is vital to our district’s economy and to the state of Texas. I have the pleasure of representing 14 counties, and farming and ranching are major economic drivers in many of these counties. Farmers and ranchers in our district work tirelessly to put food on tables. Farmers face a number of challenges–excessive regulation, increasingly competitive foreign markets, and rising costs of planting, growing, and harvesting a crop. Farmers and ranchers have an important job, and as a Member of the House Appropriations Committee, I work to ensure they have the resources needed to carry out their operations. One bill I cosponsored this Congress was the RESTORE Act, which would ensure that Texas farmers and ranchers received disaster aid through the WHIP+ program for losses that they incurred as a result of Winter Storm Uri. With my support, this legislation was able to be enacted into law. Additionally, I advocated for a regulatory change in the Emergency Livestock, Honeybees, and Farm-Raised Fish Program (ELAP) in 2021 that would allow redfish farmers in our region of Texas to receive aid as a result of Winter Storm Uri. I’ve voted to get government regulators out of the way because Texans know how to manage Texas land and agriculture better than Washington does. I have cosponsored legislation that would terminate this Administration’s proposed “30 x 30” land grab and reaffirm a narrower definition of Waters of the United States. Solutions should be driven by the farmers and ranchers who live and work in agriculture every day, not unelected bureaucrats in D.C. Congress should stay focused on helping American farmers and ranchers secure fair and open markets overseas for their products.

Government Reform


Washington is broken. Our Republic should be a nation of the people, by the people, for the people. Washington is for itself, and that needs to change. Bureaucracy, waste, fraud, abuse, and regulatory burdens plague our government and make it inefficient to operate. It is a goal of mine to reduce the size and scope of government and make it more accountable to the citizens of this great nation. It is an uphill battle and will take a concerted effort to restore Washington to the Founding Fathers’ original vision for our Republic to function for the people. We can start this process by passing my bill, H.R. 2199, the Federal Agency Sunset Commission Act, that would put all agencies and departments on a path to sunset, unless Congress reauthorizes them. Congress should immediately pass term-limits, remove unnecessary bureaucratic obstacles, and reduce government’s burden on hardworking Americans.

Immigration


My wife came to this country legally using the immigration system, and it took seven years to complete the process. We can do better for those wishing to come here legally. Our nation’s immigration system should, as a matter of principle and practice, benefit America, which means opposing all forms of amnesty. We must improve our nation’s immigration system to be orderly and merit-based. Practical improvements must include the prosecution of visa overstays, elimination of the visa lottery, ending birthright citizenship, ending work visas for those who come here illegally, upholding the rule of law through the implementation of E-Verify, and overturning sanctuary cities. These and many more actions would reduce the magnets that push migrants into coming here illegally. Importantly, enacting these policies would economically ruin the cartels that sexually and physically abuse 1 in 3 women who make their way to the United States.

"The purpose of government isn't just to keep Americans safe. The main purpose of government is to keep its citizens free."

— Congressman Cloud