Press Releases
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced $17,713,384 in final federal funds for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Title I allocations for Local Education Agencies (LEA) in the 15th District of Texas. The U.S. Department of Education has released the final formula allocations for these funds, which were preliminarily announced in January.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced $130,332,854 in final federal funds for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Title I allocations for Local Education Agencies (LEA) in the 15th District of Texas. The U.S. Department of Education has released the final formula allocations for these funds, which were preliminarily announced in January.
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 2, 2021, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) secured $12,384,078 in funding for four key infrastructure projects in his district in South Texas with the passage of H.R. 3684 the INVEST in America Act, a transformative five-year, $547 billion surface transportation reauthorization bill that includes selected Member Designated Projects.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement in response to today's announcement from the Departments of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs to identify and bring wrongly deported service members, veterans, and their immediate family members home:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced the launch of the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) application period and urged local schools and libraries to apply for funding to help students, teachers, and library patrons get the tools they need to connect to the internet from home.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted for H.Res. 503, which empowers Congress to find the truth of the January 6th insurrection at the United States Capitol and ensure that this assault on democracy does not happen again. This bipartisan legislation will create a Select Committee charged with investigating and reporting upon the facts and causes, as well as making recommendations to prevent similar domestic terrorist attacks.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Border Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) and issued statements in response to former President Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott's visit to Weslaco, Texas.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $5,474,590 in grants from the American Rescue Plan to support airports in the 15th District of Texas recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
The $8 billion in Airport Rescue Grants will provide economic relief to airports around the country affected by the pandemic to keep workers employed, continue improvement projects and help our aviation industry recover.
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Alex Mooney (WV-02) introduced H.R. 4088, the Improvement of Mapping, Addresses, Geography, Elevation and Structures (IMAGES) Act of 2021, to enhance the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) which provides affordable premiums for homeowners by reforming a critical missing piece from flood maps.
WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement following the news of South Texas College's decision to forgive $2 million in student debt: