Press Releases
Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement in response to the recent news that the Biden Administration is planning to pay millions to separated migrant families:
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) joined Congressman John B. Larson (CT-01) to introduce the Social Security 2100: A Sacred Trust.
This legislation will make long-overdue improvements to Social Security benefits. Most notably, the measure aims to end the 5-month waiting period to receive disability benefits, protect payments against inflation, and enhance benefits for widows and widowers in dual income households.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that Judge Renee Rodriguez-Betancourt has been appointed to serve as a Practitioner Member of the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention. Judge Rodriguez-Betancourt currently serves in the 449th District Court of Texas, a position she has held for nearly five years.
McAllen, Texas – On Wednesday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) released a statement in response to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Mayorkas' announcement to re-open land and ferry crossings for fully vaccinated travelers from Canada and Mexico:
Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced a grant of $4,008,000 from the U.S. Department of Education for Region One Education Service Center (ESC), which includes every school district within the Rio Grande Valley as well Webb, Zapata, Jim Hogg and Brooks counties.
McAllen, Texas— Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that schools and libraries can apply for additional funding from the American Rescue Plan to enhance broadband internet services now through October 13, 2021.
Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was awarded $2,000,000 in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) National Nuclear Security Administration.
Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced a grant of $5,000,000 for the Tropical Texas Behavioral Health Center by the Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA).
On Friday, September 24, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) led a letter with Congressmen Filemon Vela (TX-34) and Henry Cuellar (TX-28) urging Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer to reconsider including provisions within the Build Back Better Act that threaten American energy jobs and our ability to compete in the global economy.
Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that four schools in the 15th District of Texas have been awarded the prestigious 2021 National Blue Ribbon Award by the U.S. Secretary of Education, Miguel Cardona. The schools receiving this honor are: Hidalgo Elementary School, Navarro Elementary School, South Texas Preparatory Academy, and Achieve Early College High School.