Press Releases

KINGSVILLE, TEXAS –Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) and U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Naval Air Station Kingsville (NASK).

KLEBERG COUNTY, TEXAS –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Regional Direct Air Capture Hubs program will provide up to $500 million over time to support the development of the South Texas Direct Air Capture Hub (DAC) in Kleberg County. The project will receive an initial award of $50 million to support the project development phase.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) issued a statement following last evening's vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a continuing resolution that keeps the federal government open until December 20, 2024.  

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that the City of Brownsville has been awarded $9,028,032 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) joined fellow Members of Congress in signing a discharge petition to bring H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, for a vote in the U.S. House of Representatives. A discharge petition would force a vote on a bill, after at least seven legislative days, once218 members have signed the petition.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced over $62 million in federal funding for Region One Education Service Center (ESC) and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to be distributed over a span of seven years from the U.S. Department of Education’s Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP). Specifically, UTRGV will receive $28,772,800 and Region One ESC will receive $33,818,400.  

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS– Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced an additional $17,955,991 from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) Shelter and Services Program (SSP), which financially supports border communities and entities providing humanitarian services to migrants. This funding will go directly to eligible local governments and non-federal entities throughout South Texas.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Last evening, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms Inc., outlining concerns over the platform shadow-banning athletes’ accounts for their shooting related sports content. These include the censorship of Team USA Olympic and Paralympic athletes – Conner Prince and Vincent Hancook, Olympic Men’s Skeet and McKenna Geer, Paralympic Para Shooting.