Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site The role of market speculation and its effect on the dramatic increases in the price of oil was discussed by the House Energy and Commerce Committee’s Oversight and and Investigations Subcommittee. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) stated that the American economy will not be sustainable if high prices at the pump continue to climb...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Americans are furious about the high price of gas, and this isn't going to make you feel any better. A number of oil industry experts told a Congressional panel Monday that oil speculators are to blame for gasoline prices reaching dizzying records... ...One solution now being considered by lawmakers: "When you buy an oil futures contract, you should have some place to put the oil," said Rep. Mic... Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Americans are furious about the high price of gas, and this isn't going to make you feel any better. A number of oil industry experts told a Congressional panel Monday that oil speculators are to blame for gasoline prices reaching dizzying records... ...One solution now being considered by lawmakers: "When you buy an oil futures contract, you should have some place to put the oil," said Rep. Mic... Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site An annual Energy Expo and Forum organized by the office of U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Denton, will be from 9 a.m. to noon Saturday at Guyer High School, 7501 Teasley Lane. Several experts will offer tips on saving energy costs, and companies will display their latest energy-efficient appliances, engines and equipment...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Each year, Texas sends several hundred young people to the five U.S service academies...This year, more than 30 of those were students from the Tarrant County area who were nominated...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Texas lawmakers, representatives of the nation’s oil patch who have long supported the industry in its call for more domestic oil and gas exploration, welcomed President Bush’s call Wednesday for Congress to lift the offshore drilling ban...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ...Images of the flood not only appeared on television and in newspaper and Internet coverage across the country, but also on Capitol Hill as U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Flower Mound, used images of the disaster to push for funding of a rechanneling project for Pecan Creek to complement a $7 million bond approved by Gainesville voters in 2002...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site As oil prices rise to all time highs, Texas Republicans at their state convention in Houston are proposing solutions. KERA's Shelley Kofler is covering the convention and has more on what is becoming the number one issue this election year....Congressman Michael Burgess of Lewisville, a member of the house Energy Committee...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ***As seen in the International Herald Tribune: ...But Republicans suggested Tuesday that Democrats are moving too fast. "I hope we're not using this hearing to put something hastily into that conference report without letting the House do it's due diligence to understand the science," said Republican Rep. Michael Burgess....more Also appeared in the Houston Chronicle, Boston Globe, Yahoo!, and ... Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Rep. Michael Burgess recently honored the students from the 26th District of Texas who have accepted appointments to the United States service academies. Appointees were presented a special certificate of Congressional recognition and a flag flown over the U.S. Capitol in honor of their appointment...more Read more