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Press Releases

December 2, 2024

MCALLEN, TEXAS –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) celebrated the recent announcement by the United States Postal Service (USPS) to retain mail processing operations at the McAllen postal facility.

November 18, 2024

HARLINGEN, TEXAS –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34)announced $1 million in federal funding to support Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District (HCISD)’s “Safe Schools, Bright Futures” project.

Issues:Education
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Gonzalez with BPUB and Community Leaders
November 7, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS –On Monday, October 28,Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) presented members of the Brownsville Public Utilities Board with $2,017,000 for the restoration of Brownsville’s historic resacas.

November 7, 2024

HARLINGEN, TEXAS –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced an additional $5 million in federal funding for the new air traffic control tower currently under construction at Valley International Airport. 

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Congressman Gonzalez and Secretary Del Toro
October 23, 2024

KINGSVILLE, TEXAS –Yesterday, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) and U.S. Secretary of the Navy Carlos Del Toro visited Naval Air Station Kingsville (NASK).

September 26, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) issued a statement following last evening's vote in the U.S. House of Representatives on a continuing resolution that keeps the federal government open until December 20, 2024.  

September 16, 2024

BROWNSVILLE, TEXAS –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that the City of Brownsville has been awarded $9,028,032 from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA).

September 10, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) joined fellow Members of Congress in signing a discharge petition to bring H.R. 82, the Social Security Fairness Act, for a vote in the U.S.

September 10, 2024

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced over $62 million in federal funding for Region One Education Service Center (ESC) and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley to be distributed over a span of seven years from the U.S. Department of Education’s Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs (GEAR UP).

Issues:Education