Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) participated in a House Foreign Affairs Committee Hearing on the Historic Protests in Cuba and the Crackdown on Free Expression. In his remarks, Pfluger highlighted the hypocrisy of the Biden Administration’s decision to turn away Cuban refugees while throwing “open the southern border to cartels, coyotes, and others.” He… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined 64 other House Republicans to introduce a resolution declaring support for the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP). This resolution comes following calls from House Democrats to defund DHS, and is among the many initiatives House Republicans have taken to… Read more »

Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced that San Angelo will retain its classification as a Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). Following efforts by Rep. Pfluger and a bipartisan group of colleagues, as well as local community leaders, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) announced that the agency will not follow through on their proposal to change the MSA definition… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) recently introduced H.R. 4370, the Listing Reform Act, to modernize the Endangered Species Act (ESA) and prevent the ESA from being used as a weapon against critical agriculture and energy industries. The bill is supported by the Texas Farm Bureau, the Texas & Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association (TSCRA), the Permian Basin Petroleum… Read more »

Tuesday, Congressman August Pfluger’s resolution calling for the release of U.S. Marine Corps Veteran Trevor Reed passed the House of Representatives with wide bipartisan support. “I am incredibly humbled that my first original piece of legislation to pass the House of Representatives is a resolution calling for the immediate release of Trevor Reed of Granbury, a Marine… Read more »

On Wednesday, following the Biden Administration’s announcement of new gun control measures, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) joined Rep. Chip Roy (TX-21) and other lawmakers in the Texas congressional delegation to send a letter to Governor Abbott supporting the Governor’s efforts to resist these unconstitutional infringements and urging him to continue to fight against the… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement following the announcement that Vice President Harris will finally visit the southern border, nearly 100 days after being appointed the “Border Czar” of the Biden Administration: “It took months of pressure from those of us in Congress and Texans along the border to finally convince ‘Border Czar’ Vice… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) led a letter opposing the Biden Administration’s proposal to list the Lesser Prairie Chicken (LPC) under the Endangered Species Act (ESA), a move that will harm the oil & gas industry and production agriculture, the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands of workers, and the communities these industries support. The letter was cosigned by… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy released the following statement after President Biden met with Russian President Vladimir Putin and discussed the release of two Americans, Trevor Reed and Paul Whelan: “Trevor and Paul’s imprisonment has been politically motivated, legally dubious, and ethically questionable. Their loved ones deserve… Read more »

Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a statement following President Biden’s meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Geneva: “I am encouraged that President Biden heeded our calls to raise the heartbreaking imprisonment of Trevor Reed and Paul Whelan up to Vladimir Putin today. However, President Biden must follow through on this discussion and bring Trevor… Read more »