Following a trend of backlash, Roy elects to have a “telephone town hall”

U.S. Rep Chip Roy, Kerr County’s representative in Washington, D.C., may be seeing the blowback that his fellow Republican colleagues are receiving in their district town halls and is moving his to a call-in live stream.

Several media outlets, including NBC News, reported Republican Party leaders suggest that if lawmakers need to hold such events, they do tele-town halls or at least vet attendees to avoid scenes that become viral clips.

On Wednesday night, Roy emailed constituents to advise them he was hosting the “tele-town hall” on Thursday. “We’ll discuss the latest news on the fight to reduce government spending and increase transparency, the recent news on border security, and the next steps forward in the battle for our nation,” Roy said in the email. To register: https://roy.house.gov/live

It’s not just Republicans who are feeling the heat but Democrats are getting it too. Roll Call reported that a meeting last week in Hartford allowed voters to vent about what they view as an inadequate response from Democrats to Trump’s blitz of policy changes — and the sweeping and chaotic budget cuts unleashed at his direction by Elon Musk. Similar confusion and frustrations played out at town halls nationwide last week and could have significant implications for the 2026 midterm elections.

For Roy, who sits in a safe district, the reality is that he won’t face significant competition in 2026 unless it comes from within the Republican Party.

In his email, Roy said: “If you have any concerns that my office can help out with, please don’t hesitate to call or email through the “email me” portal on my website. If you feel so inclined, you can also just send an old-fashioned letter to my Washington or district offices.”