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WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging eligible applicants to apply for the Housing Preservation Grant program, also known as Program 101, and Farm Labor Housing Direct Loans and Grants for Fiscal Year 2018, under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
EDINBURG — Federal disaster relief for Hidalgo and Cameron counties now rests in the hands of President Donald Trump following a formal request for aid by Gov. Greg Abbott at a briefing here Tuesday morning.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to U.S. District Judge Dana Sabraw's decision to grant a preliminary injunction to block the administration's family separation methods under the ‘zero-tolerance' policy. Judge' Sabraw's injunction orders the federal government to implement family reunification procedures.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to news that First Lady Melania Trump will once again visit with immigrant children separated from their families at the U.S.-Mexico border.
EDINBURG — Texas Gov. Greg Abbott will visit the area Tuesday to receive a briefing and provide an update on the ongoing response to the severe weather and flooding the Rio Grande Valley experienced last week.
Abbott will hold a news conference Tuesday morning at the Emergency Operations Center in Edinburg, his press office announced late Monday.
BROWNSVILLE — Prosecutors in the Southern District of Texas will continue to prosecute 100 percent of the cases referred to them by U.S. Border Patrol.
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) is encouraging eligible applicants to take advantage of school safety grants offered by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the Office of Justice Programs (OJP), the Bureau of Justice Assistance (BJA), and the Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement thanking Texas Governor Greg Abbott for requesting the authorization of disaster funding from FEMA for Cameron and Hidalgo Counties. Residents and business owners have suffered catastrophic property damage and loss after last week's unprecedented severe weather and flooding.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott requesting the governor contact President Donald J. Trump and Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William B.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in response to the administration's plans to utilize U.S. military bases in Texas as a temporary relocation site for 20,000 detained immigrant children.