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WASHINGTON, DC — Friday, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced the second annual Pfluger Student Leadership Conference. The event is open to all high school students in the 11th District of Texas and will be held on Saturday,… Read more »

January 19, 2024 … Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — The office of Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) is now accepting submissions for the 2024 Congressional Art Competition. The competition is open to all 7-12 grade students in the 11th Congressional District of Texas and is an opportunity for local artists to be recognized for their talents among artists from around the Nation. The deadline is April 29th, 2024.… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) proudly joined Rep. Randy Feenstra (IA-04) in introducing the Death Tax Repeal Act that would permanently repeal the death tax, which imposes an unfair and costly tax on the transfer of property, land, and other assets from a deceased family member to heirs of family farms and small businesses. Rep. August Pfluger said, "Only the federal… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX) joined House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (R-La.) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-Texas) in filing a Supreme Court amicus brief in the case Donald J. Trump v. Norma Anderson, et al. 135 other House Republicans, and 41 other Senate Republicans joined the brief. In Trump v. Anderson, the U.S. Supreme Court is weighing whether former… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, House Homeland Security Subcommittee on Counterterrorism, Law Enforcement, and Intelligence Chairman August Pfluger (R-TX) delivered the following opening statement in a hearing to examine the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) role in combating transnational repression in the United States. Chairman Pfluger was pleased to invite Midlander Dr. Bob Fu, the… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) proudly invited Mike Oestmann, the President and CEO of Tall City Exploration, to testify before the House Energy and Commerce Committee about the Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) regulatory overreach. Oestmann provided a poignant testimony about how detrimental EPA regulations are to small producers. "I am extremely proud that… Read more »

January 12, 2024 … Read more »

Originally Published in the Midland Reporter-Telegram on January 10, 2024 In testimony before the House Committee on Homeland Security in April 2023, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas made the bold—and untrue—claim that  “the border is secure.” This startling falsehood was yet another defining moment in Mayorkas’ long history of untrue statements… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Rep. August Pfluger, Rep. Scott Franklin, Rep. Jake Ellzey, and Rep. Mike Garcia, Members of the MACH 1 Caucus, a coalition of former military pilots and current lawmakers, sent a letter to President Joe Biden regarding Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin's delayed notification of his recent hospitalization. In the letter, the Members write: "We… Read more »