Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Midshipman Nicholas Klein of Flower Mound recently received a Silver Star at the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy in Kings Point, N.Y., for academic achievement during the second term in the winter of 2007-08. Klein, son of Steve and Denise Klein, is a graduate of Argyle High School. He was nominated to the academy by Rep. Michael Burgess...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Dr. Samuel Brinkman, an Abilene neuropsychologist and a leading expert in the testing, evaluation and treatment of people with Alzheimer's disease, will be in Washington, D.C....While in Washington, Brinkman will join a group organized by the Fort Worth Alzheimer's Association to visit congressional offices, where they will meet with Michael Burgess...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Skyrocketing food prices are threatening Patricia Woertz's plan to recast grain processor Archer Daniels Midland Co. as the eco-friendly giant of green energy..."It used to be that unintended consequences come at you 10 or 30 years later," U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Texas, said at a hearing last week. Now, it appears that "growing our own fuel may lead to instability around the world."...more ... Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site U.S. Representative Michael Burgess (TX-26) announced the winner of the sixth annual 26th Congressional District art competition, An Artistic Discovery. Megan Minns, a senior at Liberty Christian School in Argyle won first prize...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site The International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists today joined hundreds of thousands of women and doctors in applauding the introduction of H. Con. Res. 342...Rep. Michael Burgess...introduced the resolution in the House of Representatives...more ***also appeared in Medical News Today Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Recently at the Pentagon there were members of the armed forces that gathered to observe the beginning of Motorcycle Safety Awareness month...One legislator from Texas, Rep. Michael Burgess has introduced a piece of legislation to encourage helmet use for motorcyclists on the roads, as well as motorcycle safety along with awareness of other drivers to the motorcyclist...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Congress is pitting U.S. energy needs against world hunger, said members of a bipartisan panel convened to discuss the unintentional effects that bio-energy may have on the world's food supply. The event was hosted by Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) at the Library of Congress on Monday...more Read more

...“As a legislator, no longer do we have the luxury of — if it is a problem, no one is going to figure it out until I am gone from the scene. It is very likely we have to deal with the consequences of our decisions very quickly,” Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas) said yesterday. Global markets and the worldwide demand for food are decreasing “the length of time between the decisionmaking and unintended consequences,” Burgess added. Burgess, the vice chairman of the House Republican Policy Committe... Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month was officially launched with a news conference on Thursday, May 1, 2008 on the grounds of the nation's Capitol in Washington, D.C. Speaking at the event were the co-chairs of the bipartisan Congressional Motorcycle Caucus, Rep. Michael C. Burgess M.D. (R-Texas) and Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.), along with Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters...more Read more

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site As a motorcyclist myself, I can appreciate the efforts made by Reps. Michael Burgess and Gabrielle Giffords mentioned in "Make rrrroom for motorcycle safety"...more Read more