Press Releases

MCALLEN, Texas – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that he will be hosting a series of Vietnam War 50th commemoration pinning ceremonies to honor Vietnam-era veterans in the 15th District of Texas. The pinning ceremonies are part of an ongoing national effort to honor all Vietnam-era veteran military service members who were on active duty.

The first pinning ceremony will be held on Sunday, April 19 at 8 a.m. CT at the Donna VFW Post 10802 located at 502 W Hooks Ave., Donna, Texas, 78537.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced the availability of $1 billion to upgrade American infrastructure. The federal funding comes as part of the Department of Transportation's (DOT) Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) Transportation Discretionary Grants program.

Projects evaluated for BUILD will be based on criteria that include safety, economic competitiveness, quality of life, environmental sustainability, state of good repair, innovation, and partnership.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $49,900 in federal grant funding for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) for research on brain aging, Alzheimer's disease, and dementia. The funding will be used to study the impact and risk factors of each on people residing in low-resource settings and in low and middle-income countries.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that small businesses in Karnes and Guadalupe Counties are eligible for grants from $50,000 to $250,000 for Hurricane Harvey relief. Texas Back in Business, a private disaster relief company contracted by the Texas General Land Office (GLO), will distribute a $100,000,000 Hurricane Harvey Relief Program for Texas Small Business.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that Hidalgo, Jim Hogg, and Brooks Counties were designated as contiguous disaster counties by U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Sonny Perdue qualifying them for federal assistance.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) took a historic step and voted in favor of H.J.Res.79 to remove the arbitrary deadline for the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and put the country closer to ratification. The ERA will enshrine women's equality in the Constitution by prohibiting discrimination on the basis of sex and ensuring women and men are equal under the eyes of the law.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced $11,686,696 in preliminary federal funds for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Title I allocations for South Texas schools in the 15th District of Texas. The U.S. Department of Education will release final totals in June 2020.

Title I Grants to local school districts are intended to ensure that the most financially and socially disadvantaged children have an equal opportunity to obtain a high quality education and reach proficiency on state academic assessments.

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced $108,034,097 in preliminary federal funds for Fiscal Year 2020 (FY20) Title I for schools in the Rio Grande Valley in the 15th District of Texas. The U.S. Department of Education will release final totals in June 2020.

Title I Grants to local school districts are intended to ensure that the most financially and socially disadvantaged children have an equal opportunity to obtain a high quality education and reach proficiency on state academic assessments.