The Daily Caller | Op-Ed Rep. August Pfluger | February 26, 2025 In the waning days of the Biden administration, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) doubled down on Joe Biden’s disastrous energy policies, imposing a burdensome and harmful tax on oil and natural gas facilities — called the Waste Emissions Charge (WEC), also commonly referred to as the “natural… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced that his office is accepting submissions for the 2025 Congressional Art Competition. This competition gives high school students from across Texas-11 the opportunity to have their artwork displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building. This year's theme is 'Texas to Me'… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after voting in favor of the House FY25 Budget Resolution. "President Trump was clear: Congress must pass a comprehensive bill to implement the full America First agenda that the American people voted for in November. Today, House Republicans answered that call by passing the FY25 Budget… Read more »

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement in response to Israel receiving the bodies of four innocent hostages who were murdered by Hamas in captivity after the terrorist organization paraded the bodies through the streets of Gaza. "Four innocent hostages were murdered in cold blood by Hamas while in captivity, and today,… Read more »

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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement congratulating U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins on her confirmation. "I am pleased to see the Senate confirmation of my fellow Texan, Brooke Rollins, as the next U.S. Secretary of Agriculture. Secretary Rollins knows that America's agriculture sector is the backbone of a strong… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressmen August Pfluger (TX-11) and Darren Soto (FL-09) reintroduced bipartisan legislation to improve transparency and efficiency in the broadband deployment process, which will help close the digital divide for rural Americans. The Federal Broadband Deployment Tracking Act requires the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to submit a… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), alongside several of his colleagues, reintroduced the bipartisan, bicameral Combating Illicit Xylazine Act. This legislation would crack down on the deadly fentanyl additive xylazine by listing xylazine as a Schedule III controlled substance while protecting the drug’s legal use by veterinarians, farmers, and… Read more »