By Caitlin McFall | Fox News Republicans are furious over moves quietly made by Democrats on the House Rules Committee that have stymied congressional abilities to conduct oversight of the executive branch. Efforts to probe the Biden administration on matters relating to the chaotic withdrawal of Afghanistan and the crisis at the southern border have been thwarted, Republican staffers told Fox News, due to a March rule that effectively blocked a procedural move known as Resolutions of Inquiry (R... Read more

By Michael Macagnone Posted September 22, 2021 at 5:00am The Dallas suburbs of Rep. Michael C. Burgess’ congressional district gained nearly 200,000 residents over the past decade. For the Texas Republican, that has meant more calls from people seeking his help on everything from unemployment benefits and passport applications to obtaining service medals for veterans. Burgess, who has been in office since 2003, said constituent requests have steadily increased over the years, even before the co... Read more

James Osborne | Houston Chronicle WASHINGTON - House Democrats and Republicans clashed Monday over a proposed fee on methane emissions that could cost the natural gas industry in Texas and other states billions of dollars a year. Within their $3.5 trillion budget legislation, Democrats laid out plans to charge oil and natural gas producers $1,500 per ton of methane allowed to escape into the atmosphere, part of a wide ranging series of initiatives designed to address U.S. contributions to climat... Read more

by Drew Powell | Wednesday, September 1st 2021 AMARILLO, Texas (KVII) — Exploring new methods of how to market the oil and gas industry to the public is at the forefront of this year’s Panhandle Producers Royalty Owners Association convention in Amarillo. “Oil and gas has a bad rap for no reason," said Judy Stark, President of the PPROA. There’s a negative stigma about the oil and gas industry that it’s environmentally insensitive. To help create and increase the appreciation for oil and gas, in... Read more

by Chris Galford | Homeland Preparedness News This week yielded multiple attempts from Republican legislators to crack down on what they see as massive health concerns at the United States-Mexico border, urging COVID-19 tests for migrants, a field hearing on illegal immigration and border health protections, and increased support for immigration enforcement. The GOP Doctors Caucus urged the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to mandate COVID-19 testing for migrants before allowing them a... Read more

By The Fort Stockton Pioneer Congressmen Tony Gonzales (TX-23) and Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (TX-26) led eight members of the Texas Delegation in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas. The members expressed concern for the Administration’s practice of catch-and-release for the thousands of migrants unlawfully crossing our southern border and the lack of consistent testing for COVID-19. The letter stated: “In a Mar. 8 letter signed by 23 members of Congress, we req... Read more

Madeline Leesman | Townhall As the COVID-19 delta variant spreads, several members of the GOP Doctors Caucus penned a letter to the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) urging the department to implement COVID-19 testing for migrants before granting them access into the United States. The letter, which was addressed to Alejandro Mayorkas, the secretary of the DHS, was posted by Rep. Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) on Twitter on Sunday. The letter, which is dated July 30, opened with Chief U.S. Customs and... Read more

By Donald Dosman | Texas News Today | Tuesday, August 3, 2021 The Biden administration has expanded its policies during the Trump era, allowing illegal immigrants to move away at the border to stop the spread of COVID-19. On Monday, the CDC announced that the so-called Title 42 policy would remain in force until the health threats from non-citizens were eliminated. This is after the White House has allowed thousands of COVID-positive illegals to be shipped to cities across the country for releas... Read more

By Douglas Clark | Financial Regulation News | Thursday, July 22, 2021 U.S. Reps. Tim Walberg (R-MI), Michael C. Burgess (R-TX), Rick Allen (R-GA), and Virginia Foxx (R-NC) introduced Tuesday the Association Health Plans Act of 2021, which would expand small business healthcare options while lowering costs via association health plans (AHPs). The legislation seeks to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974, establishing additional criteria for determining when employers may joi... Read more

By James Osborne | Houston Chronicle | Tuesday, July 20, 2021 WASHINGTON - A bipartisan group of Texas congressmen and senators are calling on the Biden administration to pressure Mexican President Andres Manuel Lopez Obrador to back off efforts to roll back energy reforms that opened Mexico's energy sector to U.S. companies for the first time in more than 70 years. In a letter to President Joe Biden Tuesday, Republicans Sens. John Cornyn and Ted Cruz, along with Democratic House members Lizzie ... Read more