WASHINGTON – Senators John Cornyn (TX) and Ted Cruz (TX) today joined Congressmen Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), and Filemon Vela (TX-34) in a letter to Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator William ‘Brock’ Long requesting that FEMA reconsider their denial of damages reported by Cameron and Hidalgo Counties in their applications for Public Assistance… Read more »

RIO GRANDE CITY, TX – On Tuesday, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that Starr County has received $2 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Operation Stonegarden (OPSG) program to support local law enforcement for equipment, over-time pay and conduct interagency operations. This program provides funding to enhance cooperation and coordination… Read more »

MISSION, TX— Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced two grants for the City of Mission -- a $1,022,828 federal grant to the Mission Fire Department from the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Program and a $500,000 grant for the City of Mission from the National Park Service (NPS) for the revitalization of… Read more »

ROMA, TX— Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), announced $700,000 in federal funding for the City of Roma’s new bus terminal and participated in the groundbreaking ceremony. Funds to construct the bus terminal were first provided through a $400,000 federal grant from the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) earmarked by Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), and most recently, the… Read more »

FLORESVILLE, TX— Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) attended a ceremony recognizing the completion of the City of Floresville’s newly constructed U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP) and to announce $888,556.85 in Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding for Wilson County. Construction of the Floresville wastewater treatment plant was… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) successfully helped secure millions in the fiscal year 2019 U.S. House of Representatives “minibus” Appropriations bill, which includes key funding for veterans, water infrastructure projects, and more. A “minibus” is a small group of federal spending bills combined into a single package that funds part of the Federal government. This minibus included… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,875,000 in federal funding for Serving Children and Adults in Need (SCAN) Inc., awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) through their Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) grant program. This award consists of two separate grants including $375,000 for the Webb County Mental Health… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), McMullen County officials and Atascosa Health Center representatives participated in the grand opening of an additional building for behavioral health services at the McMullen Community Health Center, in partnership with Atascosa Health Center, Camino Real Community Services, and McMullen County Judge James Teal. The McMullen Community Health… Read more »

Yesterday, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $622,400 in federal funding for Atascosa Health Center, Inc. (AHC). This award consists of two separate grants from Health and Human Services’ (HHS). Specifically, the Atascosa Health Center will receive $285,000 through the HHS Health Center Cluster Program and $337,400 through the HHS Capital Assistance for Hurricane Response and… Read more »

On Monday, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $566,157 in federal funds for the Converse Fire & EMS Department from the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). This federal award comes through the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Staffing for Adequate Fire & Emergency Response (SAFER) Program. This program will directly provide the fire department and EMS the… Read more »