Republican Ben Bius seeks District 10 seat

BRYAN, Texas (KBTX) - Ben Bius, a Huntsville businessman and community leader, is running for U.S. House District 10 with a message centered on local presence and practical problem-solving.

“I live in Huntsville. I live in the center of this district,” Bius said in an interview. “I built a successful business. I raised my family, attend my church and serve my community. And I believe that I can best represent this district because I’m here.”

Water Management and Regional Resources

Bius identified water management as the region’s most critical issue, highlighting its significance far beyond District 10. “70% of the water in Texas flowing across the surface passes through this district, from the Colorado to the Neches River,” he explained.

Working with congressional delegation and federal agencies, Bius pledges swift action. “I would like to restore our lakes and rivers and improve the water quality, water quantity, and flooding,” he said, adding that he believes these goals are achievable in his first term.

Representing a Sprawling District

District 10 stretches from West Travis County through the Brazos Valley into the Trinity Valley—a geographically diverse area that previously had a representative based in Bryan-College Station for over a decade.

Bius emphasized his centralized location as a strategic advantage. “I live within 10 miles of the center of this district, and I’m going to look after our district and the state of Texas and take our values to Washington,” he said. He praised predecessor Pete Sessions as “a model of a good congressman” and pledged to provide similar attentive representation.

Energy Crisis and Data Center Concerns

On President Trump’s record, Bius expressed strong support for border security and praised the administration’s foreign policy, particularly the Monroe Doctrine as a strategy to counter China’s influence in the Western Hemisphere.

However, Bius raised urgent concerns about an impending energy crisis. A Department of Energy report projects 800 hours of brownouts and blackouts by 2030, he noted, blaming the closure of coal-fired power plants and warning against unchecked data center expansion.

“Data centers consume the electricity equal to entire cities,” Bius said. “We can’t afford to allow them to grow willy-nilly and cause our electrical rates to increase three or four times over the next six years. That’s not sustainable.”