Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that the Pleasanton Independent School District has been awarded a $37,674.51 grant through the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as “E-rate.” The grant will be used for telecommunications services.
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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that Mission Consolidated Independent School District (Mission CISD) has been awarded a $198,604 grant to implement a random student drug-testing program. The drug testing program is for students in grades 6-12 who participate in athletics or in school-sponsored extracurricular activities.
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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that La Joya Independent School District (LA Joya ISD) has been awarded a $1 million grant from the Department of Education’s Teaching American History Grants Program. The grant will be used to fund La Joya ISD’s project entitled Passion for United States (PUSH). The goal of this project is to raise student achievement in the subject of American History. Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) has been awarded a $602,550 grant for its GEAR UP Program. The grant, which comes from the Department of Education, will be used to alleviate the educational challenges faced by low-income students in Spanish speaking homes.
TAMIU will use funds from the Department of Education to implement… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that the Poteet Independent School District has been awarded a $6,643.43 grant through the Schools and Libraries Program of the Universal Service Fund, commonly known as “E-rate.” The grant will be used for the maintenance of internal connections.
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Today, United States Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that Guadalupe County has been added to the Federal Disaster Declaration as a result of the severe thunderstorms that swept through the area last month. Individuals affected by the ravaging waters are now eligible to apply for federal disaster assistance though the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
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Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that the Department of Homeland Security has awarded the Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department a grant of $38,000 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants program. The Jourdanton Volunteer Fire Department will use the grant to purchase an air compressor, a cascade bottle system and a fill station.
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Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar expressed his gratitude to the Chairman of the Veterans’ Affairs Committee in the U.S. House of Representatives Congressman Bob Filner for meeting with South Texas Veterans and said the gatherings were a success. The meetings started Sunday in San Antonio and continued through Monday in Laredo, Zapata, Roma and Donna.
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Rep. Henry Cuellar voted in favor of the passage of H.R. 3222, the FY 2008 Defense Appropriations Bill, that includes a $1 million provision requested by Congressman Cuellar to establish a training center on the border that, for the first time, will focus on interoperability for National Guard units and other federal and local counterparts in protecting the nation’s land borders. … Read more »
Today, Rep. Henry Cuellar announced that the Division of Emergency Management - Office of the Governor has scheduled an applicant briefing for Starr County governmental agencies and certain non-profit organizations whose buildings were affected by the recent storms that ravaged through the area. The briefing will be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2007, at the Starr County Courthouse at 10… Read more »
