Pfluger touts EMRTAI critical minerals bill, $20M road grant in San Angelo interview
The FOX West Texas interview with Rep. August Pfluger (R-TX-11) promotes his upcoming Pflugerfest community event on October 4, 2026, featuring Pat Green and a Selena tribute band at the San Angelo River Stage. It then shifts to a legislative wrap-up highlighting the EMRTAI Authorization Act for recovering critical minerals like lithium from waste streams (especially Permian Basin produced water), a $20 million Defense grant for Christoval Road improvements near Goodfellow Air Force Base, and Pfluger's record of 13 bills passing the House. The conversation covers bipartisanship, reelection themes of keeping federal overreach out of West Texas, responses to a Fox News poll on inflation and other issues, border security, energy policy, and Iran. Sourcing is primarily the congressman himself with references to his office accomplishments, the cited poll, and local impacts; no opposing voices or independent experts appear.
Source: FOX West Texas