Originally Published in Fox West Texas on April 2, 2026.
SAN ANGELO, TEXAS — Members of Congress may be on a two-week recess, but U.S Rep. August Pfluger said the break is not time off, addressing key national issues, including the war in Iran and federal funding.
In an in-studio interview April 2, just hours after a primetime address by Donald Trump, Pfluger spoke with FOX West… Read more »
Originally Published in the Odessa American on March 31, 2026.
Almost two months into a partial government shutdown, President Trump has signed an executive order to have Transportation Security Agency employees paid to ease airport lines, a move U.S. Rep. August Pfluger applauds.
“We’re 45 days into a government shutdown. Democrats have now voted at least four times to defund Border… Read more »
Originally Published in the Ripon Advance on March 27, 2026.
The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee on March 25 voted 52-0 to pass a bipartisan bill introduced by U.S. Reps. Buddy Carter (R-GA) and August Pfluger (R-TX) that would strengthen emergency alert systems, especially in rural or remote areas.
The Mystic Alerts Act, H.R. 7022, which Rep. Pfluger sponsored on Jan. 12… Read more »
Originally Published in the Daily Signal on March 27, 2026.
The House of Representatives passed bipartisan legislation to grant the president authority to limit U.S. port access for countries that have seized American property abroad.
As Congress remains bitterly divided on the SAVE America Act and funding for the Department of Homeland Security, the Defending American… Read more »
Originally Published in First Alert 7 on March 24, 2026.
MIDLAND-ODESSA, Texas (KOSA) - A federal investment will bring upgrades to a transportation hub in the Midland-Odessa region.
U.S. Rep. August Pfluger announced he helped secure more than $14.3 million in funding for the Midland International Air and Space Port.
The project is aimed at expanding and modernizing the airport’s… Read more »
Originally Published in Just the News on March 21, 2026.
House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger, R-Texas, sent a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking for a thorough assessment of how bad actors exploit Artificial Intelligence (AI) and related "emerging technologies to support a wide range of terrorist… Read more »
Originally Published in The Blaze on March 19, 2026.
Republican Rep. August Pfluger of Texas is leading a bipartisan charge to combat the rise of nitazenes, a class of illicit drugs that could be deadlier than fentanyl, Blaze News has learned.
Pfluger and co-leader Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-Wash.) introduced the House version of the DETECT Nitazenes Act Thursday alongside Democratic… Read more »
Originally Published in The Washington Post on March 11, 2026.
August Pfluger, a Republican, represents Texas’s 11th district in the U.S. House of Representatives and is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel.
“Put our people first. ... Emphasize readiness. ... Continue our carefully balanced, time-phased modernization program.”
Those words come from the 2000 Air Force Posture… Read more »
Originally Published in Fox News on March 11, 2026.
FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is urging the Trump administration to choke off Russia's profits from one of its largest energy companies as global oil prices spike.
It comes as the U.S. and Israel's conflict with Iran, one of Russia's closest allies and another major energy producer, is threatening to… Read more »
Originally Published in San Angelo LIVE on March 9, 2026.
Attending a service academy has been a dream for Wall’s Baine Jenschke since he was in junior high.
Playing rugby, on the other hand, had never even crossed his mind.
Yet the two have converged to become Jenschke’s future after he announced his decision Sunday evening to commit to play rugby for the U.S. Naval Academy.
It… Read more »
