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July 13, 2018

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller's indictment of 12 Russian military officers for cyber-hacking activity during the 2016 elections:

July 12, 2018

WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez has introduced H.R. 6281, the Veterans Flexibility of Annuities for Income Relief (FAIR) Act of 2018, to modify the Survivor Benefit Plan to extend the one-year opt-out window to six years.

July 11, 2018

EDINBURG — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley received nearly half-a-million-dollars to research and develop a new anti-HIV drug using nanotechnology that could place the academic institution at the forefront of a possible medical breakthrough.

July 10, 2018

U.S. Representatives are now weighing in on the programming rights fee battle between Dish Network Corp. and Univision.

Issues:Economy
July 7, 2018

MCALLEN, RGV – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez says that in all the coverage given to the nation's current immigration crisis, not enough attention is given to the root cause, lawlessness and poverty in Central America.

July 6, 2018

EDINBURG — Individuals in Hidalgo and Cameron counties can begin to apply for assistance from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for damage stemming from the June flooding after President Donald Trump granted a federal disaster declaration Friday.

July 6, 2018

SAN ANTONIO -- Right now, former U.S. Marine Jose M. Martinez can't get back into the country he fought for.

"I've been here over 16 years. I live in Nuevo Progresso Tamaulipas," Martinez said.

He believes in his heart of hearts he's earned the right to live in the United States.

July 5, 2018

Small brokerage firms could soon see relief from longstanding regulatory burdens.

Issues:Economy
June 27, 2018

EDINBURG — Federal disaster relief for Hidalgo and Cameron counties now rests in the hands of President Donald Trump following a formal request for aid by Gov. Greg Abbott at a briefing here Tuesday morning.

June 26, 2018

BROWNSVILLE — Prosecutors in the Southern District of Texas will continue to prosecute 100 percent of the cases referred to them by U.S. Border Patrol.