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Congressman Gonzalez Announces Launch of 2023 Congressional App Challenge

By East RGV News Report | Jul 3, 2023

On June 28, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced the launch of the annual Congressional App Challenge. This competition highlights the importance of STEM education in the U.S. and helps students acquire valuable computer and coding skills. A panel of experts selects one app as the winner from each congressional district, with the winning app being displayed in the U.S. Capitol Building and featured on the U.S. House of Representatives’ website.

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Congressman Gonzalez Announces $4.7 Million for Brownsville Hybrid Electric Bus Fleet

By East RGV News Report | Jun 30, 2023

On June 27, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that the U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) has awarded the City of Brownsville a $4,738,886 million federal grant through the Federal Transit Administration’s Low-and No-Emission program to support the procurement of hybrid electric buses. This funding was made possible by the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), which Congressman Gonzalez helped enact last Congress.

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Veterans Health Administration (VHA) news release: Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of Veterans Integrated Service Network 17: VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network in Arlington

By East RGV News | Jun 28, 2023

Comprehensive Healthcare Inspection of Veterans Integrated Service Network 17: VA Heart of Texas Health Care Network in Arlington published on June 27.

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Congressman Gonzalez Announces $8.9 Million in Federal Funding for Harlingen and Mcallen Airports

By East RGV News Report | Jun 26, 2023

On June 21, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has awarded $8.9 million in funding to two Rio Grande Valley airports for general improvements via the agency’s Airport Improvement Program.

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Congressman Gonzalez Joins Letter to Protect South Texas Letter Carriers From Extreme Heat

By East RGV News Report | Jun 23, 2023

Last week, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) joined Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and fellow South Texans in signing a bipartisan letter to Postmaster Louis DeJoy requesting that South Texas be prioritized for the delivery of the next generation of United States Postal Service (USPS) trucks.

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Congressman Gonzalez Statement on the 11th Anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals Program

By East RGV News Report | Jun 20, 2023

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement on the 11thanniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program.

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Congressman Gonzalez Welcomes Leaders From The Rio Grande Valley To Washington, D.C.

By East RGV News Report | Jun 16, 2023

Last week, Rep. Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) welcomed a group of over 40 local leaders and stakeholders from the Rio Grande Valley to meet with federal agencies and their federal elected representatives.

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Congressman Gonzalez Announces $1.7 Million In Federal Funding To Brownsville Community Health Clinic

By East RGV News Report | Jun 13, 2023

On June 7, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced the allocation of $1,736,120 in federal funding for the Brownsville Community Health Clinic. This funding comes from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) Health Center Cluster grant program and is a second payment in a larger grant designed to assure access to comprehensive primary health care services.

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Congressman Gonzalez Calls On Governor Abbott To Freeze Property Taxes

By East RGV News Report | Jun 12, 2023

On June 5, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a second letter to Governor Greg Abbott urging him to issue a freeze on property taxes for the next calendar year.

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Congressman Gonzalez Statement On Bipartisan Agreement To Raise Debt Ceiling

By East RGV News Report | Jun 11, 2023

“Speaker McCarthy and House Republicans played games with Americans’ livelihoods and jeopardized the full faith and credit of our country. By toying with default, Republicans risked more than $12 billion in Veteran benefits, $25 billion in Social Security benefits, and $47 billion for Medicare providers. Defaulting would have risked up to eight million American jobs.

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Congressman Gonzalez Calls On Governor Abbott To Freeze Property Taxes, Provide Immediate Relief To South Texans

By East RGV News Report | Jun 1, 2023

On May 30, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott urging him to freeze property taxes for the next calendar year.

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Congressmen Gonzalez And Barr Introduce The Affordable Homeownership Access Act

By East RGV News Report | May 27, 2023

On May 23, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) introduced H.R. 3464, the Affordable Homeownership Access Act with Congressman Andy Barr (KY-06). This bipartisan bill seeks to provide working families with another access point to the home buying process by providing relief to individuals and small businesses so that they can sell their homes directly to a buyer without the fees associated with being a mortgage originator.

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Reps. Gonzalez, Cuellar, Gonzales, Escobar, And Vasquez Introduce The Land Port Of Entry (Lpoe) Modernization Trust Fund Act

By East RGV News Report | May 26, 2023

On May 22, U.S. Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (D-TX-34), Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Congressman Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23), Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16), and Congressman Gabe Vasquez (D-NM-2) introduced the Land Port of Entry (LPOE) Modernization Trust Fund Act.

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Congressman Gonzalez Releases Statement On House Republicans’ H.R. 2

By East RGV News Report | May 19, 2023

On May 11, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement regarding his vote against H.R. 2, the Secure the Border Act:

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Congressman Gonzalez Announces Over $38.2 Million In Funding To Support Local Government And Non-Profits Working To Manage Increased Encounters At The Southern Border

By East RGV News Report | May 15, 2023

On May 9, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced the allocation of $38,254,543 million in funding from the Emergency Food and Shelter Program-Humanitarian (EFSP-H) Program through the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS).

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Congressman Gonzalez Releases Statement On The Expiration Of Title 42

By East RGV News Report | May 14, 2023

On Monday, May 8th Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) released the following statement regarding the expiration of the federal Public Health Emergency (PHE) and the end of Title 42.

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Congressman Gonzalez Demands Answers To State Inspections Imposed At The Veterans International And Free Trade International Bridge At Los Indios

By East RGV News Report | May 13, 2023

On Thursday, May 4, 2023, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) sent a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott demanding answers in regards to the Texas Department of Public Safety’s (DPS) new commercial vehicle inspection regime at the Veterans International Bridge at Los Tomates and the Free Trade International Bridge at Los Indios—located solely in the 34th Congressional District of Texas.

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Reps. Gonzalez, Jackson Introduce Legislation To Protect South Texas Farmers And Ranchers

By East RGV News Report | May 12, 2023

Representative Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) and Ronny Jackson (TX-13) introduced the Scope 3 Act, a bill that would block the Biden administration’s efforts to require publicly traded companies to disclose greenhouse-gas emissions in their value chains (Scope 3 emissions).

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Congressman Gonzalez Announces Winner Of 2023 Congressional Art Competition

By East RGV News Report | May 11, 2023

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) has announced that Sahatya Valadez, a student at Brownsville’s James Pace Early College High School, is the winner of the 2023 Congressional Art Competition. Sahatya’s winning piece, “Enjoying My Elote”, will be displayed in the U.S. Capitol. This year, Congressman Gonzalez received a record number of entries, totaling 74 from 16 high schools in the 34th Congressional District of Texas.

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Congressman Gonzalez Announces Over $11 Million In Watersmart Grants For Rio Grande Valley Irrigation Districts And Utilities

By East RGV News Report | May 5, 2023

On May 1, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34) announced that four entities in the 34th Congressional District will receive a total of $11,057,999, in Water and Energy Efficiency Grants from the U.S. Department of Interior’s Bureau of Reclamation. The funds are part of the 2023 WaterSMART Grants funded through the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act that Congressman Gonzalez voted for.