Press Releases
MCALLEN, TEXAS – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that three local police departments will be receiving, in total, $3,656,029 from the Department of Justice through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program.
MCALLEN, TEXAS – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that three local police departments will be receiving, in total, $3,656,029 from the Department of Justice through the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) led a letter to U.S. Interior Secretary, Deb Haaland, urging her to ensure the maximum number of 10 lease sales located in the Gulf of Mexico are included in the Interior Department's Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program's for 2023-2028.
WASHINGTON – Last week, in response to a decision by the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) to cut oil production by 2 million barrels a day, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), Chairman of the Congressional Oil and Gas Caucus, sent a letter to President Biden urging his administration to reject calls to ban cru
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) introduced H.R. 9152, the Sgt. Fieldy Act, which would allow military working dogs to be buried in national and certain state veteran cemeteries.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the City of McAllen will be receiving $25,000,000 from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Anzalduas Bridge Expansion Project.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that five local financial institutions will receive a total of $445,666,000 from the U.S. Department of the Treasury from the Emergency Capital Investment Program (ECIP).
Edinburg, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded Tropical Texas Behavioral Health $1,000,000 for mental health and substance abuse services.
WASHINGTON – Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted in favor of H.R. 8326, the Ensuring a Fair and Accurate Census Act. This legislation aims to maintain the operational fidelity and enhance the institutional independence of the Census Bureau and its operations over time.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) released the following statement in response to the tentative agreement reached between labor unions and the National Carriers' Conference Committee: