I would like to ensure residents of the 26th District of Texas that it has always been, and will continue to be, my commitment to be available to the people I represent.

U.S. Reps. Chet Edwards (D-Waco) and Michael McCaul (R-Austin) joined Michael Burgess, MD (R-Lewisville), as the only Texas congressional representatives to win TEXPAC’s endorsement for the Nov. 2 general election.

Congressman Michael C. Burgess, M.D. (Texas-26) praised passage of three bills he has introduced in the House of Representatives this week. All three pieces of legislation – HR 1362, HR 5354, and HR 5462 – passed unanimously just as Congress adjourned.

Members of the Texas Republican delegation, led by Rep. Michael Burgess of Lewisville, introduced legislation today that would repeal an amendment in last month's education jobs bill that set requirements specific to Texas for the funding.

Congressman Joe Barton (R-Texas), ranking Republican of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, and Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), ranking Republican on the Oversight and Investigations Subcommittee, are holding committee Chairman Henry Waxman’s (D-Calif.) feet to the fire demanding transparency on the bill’s implementation.

The League of Women Voters of Denton will hold a candidate forum Thursday, Oct. 28, featuring the three candidates for the U.S. House of Representatives seat for District 26.

Several North Texas congressional members are calling on President Barack Obama to help secure the Texas-Mexico border by sending more troops.

Uncertainty and anxiety about health care reform were common themes at a panel discussion hosted by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess on Wednesday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton.

RedStater izoneguy posted a series of videos of Dr. Burgess.

U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, R-Lewisville, will host three Congressional Health Care Caucus events in the area this week, including a presentation from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Texas Health Presbyterian Hospital Denton.

What are your focal points as a Congressman?

The biggest concern I have is for the implementation of this health care law that was passed. That is where the majority of our committee work is going to occur in the coming Congress. I’m the highest ranked Republican on the subcommittee of oversight and investigations. We’ve had no success in getting any of the relevant federal agencies into our committee to talk to us about how the implementation is going, and clearly that has to change. My hope is that it will in January.

Led by Sen. John Cornyn , 20 members of the Texas GOP congressional delegation have sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., urging her to strip a Texas-specific provision out of an upcoming spending bill.

Taking a break from work in the nation’s capital, U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess returned to his District 26 home to hear from constituents at area town hall meetings this week.

On Tuesday, U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess (R-26) dropped by Gainesville’s Civic Center to meet with area constituents for a “Town Hall” meeting.

A press release sent out by the TxDOT Wichita Falls District office on Monday said the funding in the amount of $11.3 million for the $14.3 million project was granted by the Texas Transportation Commission. TxDOT’s Wichita Falls District will fund the extra $3 million for the project.

Rep. Michael Burgess (R-Texas), a physician, late Tuesday introduced a resolution of inquiry requiring HHS Secretary Kathleen Sebelius to hand over any documents, e-mails, records of telephone calls or internal discussions that centered on cost estimates made by the CMS.

Lewisville Rep. Michael Burgess raised questions Tuesday that the BP was paying the salary of the administrator of the $20 billion escrow fund for damage claims from the Gulf oil spill.

As Arizona gears up to begin enforcing its new, controversial immigration law, 81 Republican lawmakers have asked the U.S. Supreme Court to reject the Obama administration's effort to block the law.