Natural Gas
April 8th, 2026
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) released the following statement after the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a rule scaling back the Biden administration’s costly methane regulations for oil and...
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...
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...
May 28th, 2025
U.S. Sens. John Cornyn (R-Texas), Ted Cruz (R-Texas), Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and Tim Scott (R-S.C.) reintroduced the Protect LNG Act.
April 7th, 2025
As Chairman of the RSC, I joined several colleagues in unveiling the RSC's "Enforcing Maximum Pressure" initiative to hold the Iranian regime accountable–the toughest sanctions package ever proposed by Congress.
March 30th, 2025
I joined Mornings with Maria on Fox Business to discuss the Republican Study Committee's efforts to codify President Trump's executive orders into law, President Trump signing my legislation to repeal the natural gas tax...
March 12th, 2025
I reintroduced the Unlocking Our Domestic LNG Potential Act this week to depoliticize the export of American liquefied natural gas (LNG) by eliminating the requirement for the U.S.
February 11th, 2025
On the floor, U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) praised Department of Energy Secretary Chris Wright and the Trump administration’s efforts to unleash American energy abundance and reverse the radical climate policies of the...
November 7th, 2024
U.S. Sens. Ted Cruz (R-Texas), John Cornyn (R-Texas), and Cameron County Judge Eddie Treviño, Jr., discussed the U.S. Court of Appeals decision vacating already-issued liquefied natural gas permits in South Texas in a recent...
November 25th, 2025
House Budget Chairman Jodey Arrington (TX-19) spoke on the House Floor in support of H.R. 1949, the Unlocking our Domestic LNG Potential Act, legislation that safeguards America’s energy security, protects West Texas jobs,...
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...
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. ...
June 2nd, 2025
U.S. Rep. Randy Weber (TX-14) applauded Secretary of Energy Chris Wright’s announcement granting final authorization for liquefied natural gas (LNG) exports to non-free trade agreement (non-FTA) countries from Port Arthur...
May 15th, 2025
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) addressed road safety issues in West Texas with U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Sean Duffy during a House Appropriations Committee Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing,...
April 2nd, 2025
U.S. Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) introduced the Facilitate Lower Atmospheric Released Emissions (FLARE) Act. By promoting on-site energy generation, the bill decentralizes electricity sources and strengthens grid...
March 16th, 2025
I was honored to witness President Trump sign my monumental legislation into law Friday to deliver on the mandate to remove burdensome regulations in the energy industry and unleash American energy.
March 3rd, 2025
This past week, my Congressional Review Act (CRA) to reverse former President Biden's ill-conceived natural gas tax passed through the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate, and it is now on its way to President...
February 5th, 2025
The Trump-era tax cuts are nearing their expiration, and the question lingers on how Republicans should address the tax cuts.
September 30th, 2024
I sent a letter with Senator Tim Scott (R-SC) and over 40 colleagues to Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm blasting the Biden-Harris Administration for using the flawed Howarth study that called liquefied natural gas (LNG) "...
































