Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement condemning the attacks on members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community across the United States:
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, March 18, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to pass H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act which will provide stability, predictability and fairness to the workers who feed and clothe America. This bipartisan bill provides reforms that will overhaul the farmworker visa program, improve agricultural labor standards, and help American farmers compete in global markets.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to pass H.R. 6, the American Dream and Promise Act, a landmark piece of legislation to modernize and reform our immigration system and secure permanent protections and a pathway to citizenship for our nation's Dreamers, as well as for many Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) holders who have been, and will continue to be, the key to the economic recovery of our nation.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted in favor of H.R. 1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 which passed the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill includes the VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act which will add the Rural Housing Voucher program to the list of covered housing programs under the Reauthorization Act spearheaded by Congressman Gonzalez.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) reintroduced the VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act, which will add the Rural Housing Voucher program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez announced $1,179,382 was allocated to San Marcos and New Braunfels by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Office of Community Planning and Development (CPD). The cities received allocations from Community Development Block Grants (CDBG).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced he helped to secure $920,367,000 in federal funds as part of the American Rescue Plan for Rio Grande Valley Title I schools in the 15th District of Texas.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced he helped secure $125,273,000 in federal funds as part of the American Rescue Plan for Central and South Texas Title I schools in the 15th District of Texas.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that he helped secure more than $120 million with the passage of the COVID-19 relief package The American Rescue Plan Act of 2021 for Central and South Texas. The package would provide approximately $124,063,667.86 in federal COVID-19 relief funding to cities and counties throughout the 15th District of Texas.
These funds will be used to help these communities recover from the devastation of the pandemic.