Media

WASHINGTON – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Thomas Vilsack approved a Secretarial disaster area designation for drought for the following counties in the 15th District of Texas: Karnes, Live Oak primary; and contiguous, Brooks, Duval, Wilson.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced that $750,000 in grant funding was awarded to the Santa Cruz and United Irrigation Districts as part of the Bureau of Reclamation's WaterSMART Water and Energy Efficiency Grants. The Santa Cruz Irrigation will receive $250,000 and the United Irrigation District will receive $500,000.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced $9,321,250 for Nuestra Clinica in San Juan, Texas and $4,099,500 for Atacosa Health Center in Pleasanton, Texas as part of the American Rescue Plan Act funding to expand access to COVID-19 vaccines to the hardest-hit and highest-risk communities across the country.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued a statement condemning the attacks on members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) community across the United States:

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, March 18, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to pass H.R. 1603, the Farm Workforce Modernization Act which will provide stability, predictability and fairness to the workers who feed and clothe America.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted to pass H.R.

WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) voted in favor of H.R. 1620, the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2021 which passed the U.S. House of Representatives.

WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) reintroduced the VAWA Protections for Rural Women Act, which will add the Rural Housing Voucher program to the list of covered housing programs under the Violence Against Women Act (VA