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If you think your congressional representative’s first job should be creating legislation and giving speeches in the U.S. House, we have some bad news for you…. If you were hoping they spend most of their time on a never-ending fundraising spree, you’ll be pleased by the findings in this report.

From the Texas Tribune: In recent weeks, Gov. Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton have adopted increasingly tough rhetoric against data centers, promising to crack down on hundreds of facilities that failed to disclose required information about their water use over the past five years.

But the law that Texas political leaders are invoking carries a maximum fine of just $500 — a potentially negligible penalty that’s just a blip for large companies.

I have to say, I’m pretty impressed by August Pfluger. If he didn’t have to spend so much time being Donald Trump’s best friend in Congress, he might be an outstanding and effective congressman for Texas’ 11th District. Which, as always, remains underpaid and underloved.