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WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced legislation to alleviate a tax burden President Biden put on hardworking Texans and Americans across the country. The Natural Gas Tax Repeal Act will strike the natural gas tax imposed by President Biden in the Inflation 'Expansion' Act, and will ultimately lower costs for customers. “President… Read more »

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WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement on the hostage deal reached between Israel and Hamas: “Just days before President Trump takes office, his decisive leadership has already secured the release of 33 hostages from Hamas captivity — a deal that President Biden failed to secure for well over a year. These brave individuals have endured… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after the Chairman of the Committee on Homeland Security, Rep. Mark Green, named him Chairman of the Subcommittee on Counterterrorism and Intelligence (CTI) for the 119th Congress. “From the Chinese Communist Party’s malign influence to homegrown violent extremists motivated by… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) voted to pass legislation that will protect female athletes in Texas and across America. The Protection of Women and Girls in Sports Act of 2025 will prevent biological men from… Read more »

Washington Examiner | Op-Ed  Rep. August Pfluger | January 13, 2025  At the hands of President Joe Biden and Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin, the nation has witnessed one foreign policy disaster after the next. The duo’s catastrophic decision-making and military execution has left Americans dead, our military vulnerable, and our adversaries emboldened. To… Read more »

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ODESSA, TX — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced Ajay Gundlapalli as the winner of the 2024 Congressional App Challenge for Texas’ 11th District. Gundlapalli is a freshman in high school from Odessa, and created an app called Querapy, which he developed to educate and empower students to better understand and care for their mental health. Through the app, users are presented with… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) introduced his first piece of legislation of the 119th Congress. The Protecting American Energy Production Act would prohibit any federal moratorium on the use of hydraulic fracturing—a threat heard many times over the last four years.  “The Biden Administration has spent the last four years attacking the American energy industry,… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) participated in a Joint Session of the United States Congress to certify the historic victory of President Donald J. Trump in the 2024 election. After finalizing the count of electoral college votes, 312-226 respectively, Congress declared Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States. Congressman Pfluger released… Read more »