Press Releases
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) sent a letter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi expressing their grave concern about transnational criminal organizations' continued interference in the flow of cross border commerce and tourism.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted in favor of S. 151, the Pallone-Thune TRACED Act which would require telecommunications providers to block robocalls at no-additional cost to protect consumers and small businesses. The bill passed by an overwhelming bipartisan vote of 417 to 3.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that a total of 10 submissions were received for the Congressional App Challenge (CAC) from the 15th District of Texas.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $1,243,658 in funding from the U.S. Department of Education's Office of Special Education Programs for a five-year program called Project PLEASE (Program for Leaders to Educate and Advocate for Special Education) at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue approved a Secretarial disaster area designation on November 6, 2019 for the following counties in the 15th District of Texas: Karnes, primary; and contiguous, Live Oak, Wilson, Duval.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement on Twitter urging Mexico and the United States to include security in discussions for the passage of the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA). Security for cross-border commerce and tourism remains a major concern for Congressman Gonzalez as Mexican highways are vulnerable to crime.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) released a statement following the testimony of Ambassador Marie Yovanovitch before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement following the first day of public impeachment hearings before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence:
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $374,580 in federal funds for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) to help small rural businesses across South Texas increase economic development. The funding was awarded through the U.S.