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Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released a report detailing some of the successes of his first six months in office—specifically in energy, agriculture, and national security. The report may be viewed at this link. Read more »

Thursday, Congressman August Pfluger held a press conference announcing his bill to rename the Department of Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic in San Angelo, Texas, the "Colonel Charles and JoAnne Powell VA Clinic" in honor of Colonel Charles Powell, former Wing Commander at Goodfellow Air Force Base, and his wife JoAnne, a cherished congressional staff member for the… Read more »

Link to original format Biden Inherited the Most Secure Border in Years Under Trump and Wrecked it Within Months This week, I went to McAllen, TX with President Trump and Governor Abbott to visit the epicenter of the border crisis. What I saw is an absolute tragedy. In the span of only an hour or so, we came across hundreds of illegal… 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 »

Monday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced H.R. 4209, The Illicit Border Tunnel Defense Act, a measure to secure the southern border by directing Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to develop a plan to counteract illegal underground tunnels under the U.S.-Mexico border. “In addition to the mass surge of illegal border crossings aboveground, there are over 230… Read more »

Link of original format VP Harris is Months Late on Fixing the Border Crisis Today, Vice President Harris makes her first trip to the southern border since being named the "Border Czar" for the Biden Administration - after months of pressure from those of us in Congress and Texans along the border. I’m glad the Administration… Read more »

Link to original format President Biden’s Immigration Policies and Anti-Police Rhetoric are Devastating Law Enforcement Our law enforcement officers are overwhelmed and suffering at the hand of the Biden Administration's open border policies and anti-police rhetoric. That's what was conveyed to me during a virtual meeting with law enforcement… 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 »