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WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez today announced that the National Institute of Aging, under the direction of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the National Institute of Health, has awarded $657,603 to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's Alzheimer's Disease Resource Centers for Minority Aging Research.
MCALLEN, RGV – President Trump on Monday announced a preliminary deal between the United States and Mexico to modernize trade between the two countries.
In front of reporters assembled in the Oval House, Trump called Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto to congratulate him on the potential accord. Trump said the deal could replace the North American Free Trade Agreement.
MCALLEN, RGV – Having had a successful meeting with Andrés Manuel López Obrador's chief of staff in Mexico City, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez feels comfortable in inviting Mexico's next president to the Rio Grande Valley.
MCALLEN, RGV – Following a visit to Guatemala, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez says the United States can and should do more to encourage Guatemalans to avoid migrating to the U.S.
South Texas College President Dr. Shirley A. Reed recognized by US House of Representatives for invaluable service to community
Recognized for "outstanding and invaluable service to the community", STC President Dr. Shirley A. Reed addressed a packed house and humbly offered her thanks to the college community for the institution's continued success.
McALLEN — A robbery attempt at a local jewelry store here inside La Plaza Mall has ended with seven people in custody, according to McAllen Police Chief Victor Rodriguez.
Initial reports of shots being fired were incorrect and attributed to the sound of smashing glass cases during the incident, according to Rodriguez and Lt. Joel Morales of the McAllen Police Department.
Amid a disaster, it's incumbent upon president, congressmen to put differences aside
Rio Grande Valley congressmen asked the Federal Emergency Management Agency administrator Wednesday to send more Spanish-speaking workers to the area.
The House passed a nonbinding measure Thursday to denounce a carbon tax, calling it "detrimental" to the United States.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced $2,249,916 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) in grant funding for a Westway Heights Drainage Project in McAllen, Texas.