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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ...introduced the Restoring the Partnership for County Health Care Costs Act of 2008, along with his cosponsors, Reps. Rush Holt, D-N.J., and Michael Burgess, R-Texas...more   Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site ...But Representative Michael C. Burgess, a Texas Republican and an obstetrician-gynecologist, said Congress should “keep its hands off” doctor-owned hospitals. “This is a free country,” Mr. Burgess said. “If you want to invest in a hospital, if you are willing to put personal capital… Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site Two Flower Mound teachers have been selected to participate in a pair of summer institutes sponsored by Humanities Texas. ...U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess nominated Hanley for the opportunity...more Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site On Wednesday, government, business and health care leaders expressed support for draft legislation aimed at promoting health IT at a hearing of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce's Subcommittee on Health... ...During opening statements, all but one of the 16 House members who… Read more »

Note: When you click "more" you will be directed from Rep. Burgess' website to the publication's site North Texas congressman Michael Burgess is one of many community leaders pushing for consumers to buy converter boxes as the clock ticks on the transition to digital TV....more Read more »