Voting Resources
Energy
An “all of the above” approach to energy issues is what’s needed in a changing world. Oil and gas power the world. That’s reality. So, any change in how our energy demands are met needs to be market-driven and not dictated by Washington bureaucrats. Texas is a major oil and gas producer but we’re also number one in wind energy, for example. That innovation was brought about by free market thinking, not big government intervention.
November 3rd, 2025
Congressman Michael Cloud (TX-27) and Senator Ted Cruz (R-TX) introduced the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act, legislation aimed at eliminating regulatory hurdles that will secure our energy, trade, and job markets from...
October 15th, 2025
Governor Greg Abbott announced the fourth Texas Energy Fund (TxEF) loan agreement for a 460 megawatt (MW) natural gas power plant in Fairfield, Texas. Calpine Corporation will build the plant which is estimated to begin...
September 29th, 2025
Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) demands answers from AEP Transmission and CPS Energy on the proposed routes of the Howard-Solstice Transmission Line project that would cut through the Texas Hill Country.
September 8th, 2025
After four years of the Biden administration hamstringing American energy, stifling our economy, and ceding national security ground to our adversaries, House Republicans and the Trump administration are getting this country...
September 2nd, 2025
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) applauded the Department of Energy’s commitment to distribute the next round of high-assay low-enriched uranium (HALEU) to three U.S.
August 22nd, 2025
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) held a roundtable with law enforcement from the West Texas region and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) on oilfield theft within the Permian Basin.
August 12th, 2025
Congressman Dan Crenshaw (TX-02) and Congressman August Pfluger introduced The Primacy Certainty Act of 2025, which amends the Safe Drinking Water Act such that the Enviromental Protection Agency (EPA) must rule on state...
August 1st, 2025
Representative Chip Roy (TX-21) questioned Peregrine Energy and requested specific details related to their proposed facility in Gillespie County.
July 29th, 2025
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) was joined by 10 Members of Congress in sending a letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer urging the Trump administration to push back on discriminatory European Union...
July 9th, 2025
Congressman Wesley Hunt released a statement commending the Department of the Interior for implementing his top policy priority in the One Big Beautiful Bill, which President Trump signed into law on Friday, July 4th.
October 27th, 2025
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Chair of the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and colleagues introduced the Natural Gas Export Expansion Act. The bill expedites the federal approval process...
October 13th, 2025
I joined City of Midland Mayor Lori Blong for a press conference to discuss an ongoing mineral rights issue negatively impacting the city of Midland and its taxpayers and outline a plan to address it.
September 22nd, 2025
The Biden Administration's Department of Energy (DOE) imposed unrealistic and unfeasible requirements on federal buildings to switch to all-electric systems.
September 5th, 2025
U.S. Congressman Michael McCaul (R-Texas) released the following statement after voting to pass the fiscal year 2026 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.
August 27th, 2025
Today, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) was featured in the Congressional Western Caucus's "Branded Blog" for his piece highlighting energy wins in the One Big Beautiful Bill.
August 19th, 2025
Rep. Wesley Hunt highlights FERC and encourages reissued authorization of the Rio Grande LNG Project
Congressman Wesley Hunt, along with Congressmen Pfluger, Weber, and Crenshaw, sent a letter to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) urging them to expeditiously approve Rio Grande LNG's permits for trains 1-5. ...
August 11th, 2025
Far too often, bureaucratic red tape gets in the way of those who know the energy industry best, stifling production and disincentivizing innovation. Texans lead the way in efficient energy production nationwide.
July 30th, 2025
Congressman Craig Goldman (R-TX) has introduced the Homeowner Energy Freedom Act, a bill that repeals three costly provisions of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) that restrict consumer choice and drive up the cost of home...
July 28th, 2025
As first reported in The Daily Caller, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11) and Congresswoman Laurel Lee (FL-15) introduced legislation to reverse a misguided Biden-era regulation on American LNG Exports. The Cutting LNG...
June 25th, 2025
Congressman Roger Williams (TX-25), introduced the Fuel Emissions Freedom Act and the Stop the Subsidized Green Energy Scam Act. These bills will restore regulatory sanity, protect taxpayers, and defend...
