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WASHINGTON, DC — The House Committee on Homeland Security released its latest “Border Brief” factsheet, detailing the Trump administration’s continued success in securing the border in September and throughout the entirety of Fiscal Year (FY) 2025. In response, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), Chairman of the House Homeland Security Subcommittee on… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — As first reported in The Dallas Morning News, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Ted Cruz (R-TX) led a letter with the entire GOP Texas congressional delegation to the U.S. Departments of Justice (DOJ) and Homeland Security (DHS) urging them to prioritize the State of Texas when disbursing the $13.5 billion in border security… Read more »

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Originally Published in the Dallas Morning News on November 14, 2025. It’s been more than four months since President Donald Trump signed into law the One Big Beautiful Bill, which included billions of dollars to reimburse states for border security and immigration enforcement costs incurred during the previous four years. Texas Republicans pushed to include that money in… Read more »

WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement after voting to pass the clean, nonpartisan Continuing Resolution (CR) to fund the government and end the longest government shutdown in American history. “For more than six weeks, Democrats held our country hostage over demands for health care for illegal aliens, trillions in wasteful… Read more »

Originally Published in San Angelo LIVE on November 12, 2025. WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. August Pfluger on Wednesday welcomed the federal government’s reopening after Congress approved a clean continuing resolution to end what became the longest shutdown in U.S. history. Pfluger, who represents Texas’ 11th District, voted for the stopgap measure, which funds federal agencies… Read more »

Originally Published in CBS7 on November 12, 2025. The House passed a bill Wednesday to end the nation’s longest government shutdown, sending the measure to President Donald Trump for his signature after a historic 43-day funding lapse that saw federal workers go without multiple paychecks, travelers stranded at airports and people lining up at food banks to get a meal for their… Read more »

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WASHINGTON, DC —In response to today marking the longest government shutdown in American history, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statement. "Today marks the longest government shutdown in… Read more »

MASON, TX—On day 35 of the Democrats' government shutdown, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) hosted a lively community town hall in Mason, where he met with constituents to discuss the status of the shutdown and answer questions from the… Read more »