WASHINGTON, DC — As first reported in The Blaze, Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11), Michael Baumgartner (WA-05), and Eugene Vindman (VA-07) introduced the House version of Senator
Schmitt's Detection Equipment and Technology Evaluation to Counter the Threat of Nitazenes Act of 2026 (DETECT Nitazenes Act) to address the alarming rise in nitazenes, a new class of synthetic opioids… Read more »
Originally Published in The Blaze on March 19, 2026.
Republican Rep. August Pfluger of Texas is leading a bipartisan charge to combat the rise of nitazenes, a class of illicit drugs that could be deadlier than fentanyl, Blaze News has learned.
Pfluger and co-leader Rep. Michael Baumgartner (R-Wash.) introduced the House version of the DETECT Nitazenes Act Thursday alongside Democratic… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — As first reported in Fox News, Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11), Craig Goldman (TX-12), Julie Fedorchak (ND-At Large), Randy Weber (TX-14), Pat Fallon (TX-04), and Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) sent a letter to the U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent applauding his and the Trump Administration's work to cut off Russian energy assets that help fund Moscow's military and… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — In his Washington Post op-ed today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) warns that while our Air Force remains unmatched in capability, decades of underinvestment have stretched it dangerously thin at a critical geopolitical moment.
In the piece, he highlights that the Air Force currently operates with the oldest aircraft and smallest force in its history, and that the… Read more »
Originally Published in The Washington Post on March 11, 2026.
August Pfluger, a Republican, represents Texas’s 11th district in the U.S. House of Representatives and is a retired U.S. Air Force colonel.
“Put our people first. ... Emphasize readiness. ... Continue our carefully balanced, time-phased modernization program.”
Those words come from the 2000 Air Force Posture… Read more »
Originally Published in Fox News on March 11, 2026.
FIRST ON FOX: A group of House Republicans is urging the Trump administration to choke off Russia's profits from one of its largest energy companies as global oil prices spike.
It comes as the U.S. and Israel's conflict with Iran, one of Russia's closest allies and another major energy producer, is threatening to… Read more »
LLANO, TX — Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) announced his office will host a Service Academy Night in Llano for students, parents, and educators to learn about the opportunities for students to serve at a U.S. Service Academy.
"In 1995, I sought a nomination to the U.S. Air Force Academy, and it was one of the best… Read more »
WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Greg Landsman (OH-01) introduced bipartisan legislation to strengthen the partnership between the U.S. Secret Service and state and local law enforcement.
The Secret Service-Local Law Enforcement Partnership Act would require the U.S. Department of Homeland Security – the parent agency to the U.S.… Read more »
