Press Releases
Congressman Gonzalez Announces Over $320,000 for UTRGV’s Hispanic Engagement in Agriculture Programs
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) awarded $320,988 to the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) to support agriculture science education via the Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) Education Grant Program.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development program has approved a $174,857 grant for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy’s plan to introduce a bill that fully funds the administration’s proposed border wall on the U.S.-Mexico Border.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) has co-sponsored H.R. 6933, the Equal Treatment of Public Servants Act of 2018, that makes sure that teachers, firefighters, and police officers will receive a Social Security benefit that reflects their actual work history.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) has cosponsored H.R. 1017, the Removing Barriers to Colorectal Cancer Screening Act of 2017, in response to constituent and citizen requests from Seguin, Brownsville, Laredo and other parts of Texas.
Over $800,000 in funds will support law enforcement operations and expand victims’ access to legal services
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has awarded a combined $802,799 to five public and private sector applicants in the 15th District of Texas for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018.
The funding will be distributed as follows:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today highlighted a new Associated Press report showing soaring prescription drug prices.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Rural Development program has approved a $199,613 grant for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) today announced that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has moved forward on a remediation plan for the Donna Canal and Reservoir Superfund site to improve the health of residents in Donna, Texas, and surrounding communities.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today released the following statement in response to the U.S. and Canada reaching an agreement for the renegotiated North American Free Trade Agreement – the U.S.-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA).