Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) introduced H.R. 8529 the Private Felix Z. Longoria Veterans' Memorial Post Office to honor the legacy of fallen Mexican American war hero, Felix Longoria, by renaming the U.S. Post Office located at 110 E. Alexander St., Three Rivers, TX 78071 in his honor.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the Economic Development Department located with the U.S. Department of Commerce will be investing $1,500,000 to South Texas College to support the construction of a 20,000 square foot facility to house the college's continuing education training program.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), a member of House Foreign Affairs Committee and Chairman of the House Oil & Gas Caucus, released the following statement in response to the U.S. seeking settlement consultation with Mexico for discretionary practices by the Mexican government and their energy policies:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) will be receiving $1,199,998 from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to establish the Center for Equity in Engineering and broaden participation in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) studies.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that South Texas College will receive $6,803,772 from the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund, a U.S. Department of Education program created by the CARES Act that Congressman Gonzalez helped pass. This funding will allow institutions of higher education to continue to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted in support of H.R. 7900, the Fiscal Year 2023National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), bipartisan legislation that gives service members and civilian personnel a raise, invests in future capabilities, and bolsters national security while making quality of life improvements for military families.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to send S. 3373, the Honoring Our Promise to Address Comprehensive Toxics Act, or Honoring Our PACT Act, back to the U.S. Senate for final passage.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted for H.R. 1224, the Active Shooter Alert Act of 2022, taking further action to keep our communities safe.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) attended a White House ceremony on the South Lawn, commemorating the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act, where he heard from Uvalde Pediatrician Dr. Roy Guerrero, former Buffalo Fire Commissioner Garnell Whitfield Jr., who lost his mother in the racially motivated mass shooting in Buffalo, NY, Vice President Kamala Harris, and President Joe Biden.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), a member of the House Foreign Relations Committee, released the following statement in response to the tragic death of former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe: