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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $454,668 in federal funding for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) awarded by the Department of Health and Human Services National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced $17,713,384 in final federal funds for Fiscal Year 2021 (FY21) Title I allocations for Local Education Agencies (LEA) in the 15th District of Texas. The U.S.
WASHINGTON – On Thursday, July 2, 2021, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) secured $12,384,078 in funding for four key infrastructure projects in his district in South Texas with the passage of H.R.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement in response to today’s announcement from the Departments of Homeland Security and Veterans Affairs to identify and bring wrongly deported service members, veterans, and their immediate family members home:
WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced the launch of the Emergency Connectivity Fund (ECF) application period and urged local schools and libraries to apply for funding to help students, teachers, and library patrons get the tools they ne
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted for H.Res.
Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Border Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Filemon Vela (TX-34) and issued statements in response to former President Donald Trump and Governor Greg Abbott’s visit to Weslaco, Texas.
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $5,474,590 in grants from the American Rescue Plan to support airports in the 15th District of Texas recovery from the impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON – Congressmen Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) and Alex Mooney (WV-02) introduced H.R. 4088, the Improvement of Mapping, Addresses, Geography, Elevation and Structures (IMAGES) Act of 2021, to enhance the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) which provides affordable premiums for homeowners by reforming
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WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez today announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a loan of $50,000,000 to San Miguel Electric Cooperative.
Nine centrist House Democrats are throwing another hurdle in the path of top party leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as she sprints toward the speaker’s gavel.
BROWNSVILLE, RGV – Congressman Filemon Vela has blasted Presidents Trump’s decision to deploy 5,200 troops on the border in response to a caravan of Central American migrants heading north through Mexico.
EL PASO, Texas – State Sen. José Rodríguez, a member of the Veterans Affairs and Military Installations Committee, has criticized President Trump’s plans to send active duty military to the border.
RIO GRANDE CITY, RGV – It’s a sign of just how much the Starr County economy has grown when its economic development leaders can be blasé about an investment of $50 million.
But, to some extent that is happening. Investments of more than $150 million and $250 million, mostly in the energy sector, are becoming the norm.
FALFURRIAS – Brooks County leaders met to discuss flooding issues in Falfurrias on Monday.
Flooding in Jim Hogg, Duval and Brooks counties brought community members together to find a solution for the stagnant water and drainage issues.
The Department of Justice awarded a nonprofit $700,000 to help pay for legal services for victims of human trafficking.
The grant for Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid Inc. comes from the DOJ’s Office of Victims of Crime-Human Trafficking and is part of a series of monies awarded to four other entities, U.S. Rep. Vicente Gonzalez announced Thursday.
WASHINGTON – The Trump administration said Thursday it will waive more than two dozen environmental and land use laws to speed construction of new border barriers in parts of the Rio Grande Valley, a move that has angered local property owners and environmentalists who say it will lead to protected wildlife corridors being walled off along the river.
MCALLEN, Texas - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez is pledging to reverse what he calls the unacceptable trend of the rising cost of prescription drugs.
MCALLEN, Texas - As the new United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) moves forward, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez says the automotive industry here in the Rio Grande Valley will be impacted the most.
"Overall, I think I am happy there is a deal first of all. You know they say the devil is in the details, so you have to go back and crunch some numbers."
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On March 26, 2018, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez spoke with KRGV Channel 5 News in response to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross’ decision to reinstate a citizenship question on the 2020 Decennial Census questionnaire.
During Women’s History Month, we celebrate the achievements of resilient and formidable women past and present. I am honored to join all the mothers, sisters, and daughters in pledging my support for women everywhere.
