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Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $3.8 Million in Federal Funds for Mission and Hidalgo County’s Continued Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

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Mission, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $3,836,793 in federal funds for Mission and Hidalgo County’s coordinated response to COVID-19 and the economic and housing impacts caused by it. These funds were awarded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. “It is critical that our local officials, and the…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Over $2.1 Million in Federal Funds for Laredo’s Continued Response to COVID-19 Pandemic

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Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,165,528 in federal funds for the City of Laredo’s coordinated response to COVID-19 and the economic and housing impacts caused by it. These funds were awarded through the Department of Housing and Urban Development’s Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. “It is critical that our local officials, and the communities…

SAN ANTONIO EXPRESS NEWS: Under sex crime spotlight, Army didn’t take long to shake up Fort Hood command

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FORT HOOD — By the time details of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén’s disappearance and death had fully emerged, there was little doubt a shakeup was coming here. Multiple investigations were being launched, and the media spotlight was relentless as Guillén’s family and a universe of sexual assault and harassment victims accused the post itself — its attitude and response to sexual misconduct —…

LAREDO MORNING TIMES: Gateway Community Health Center receives $291K in federal funding

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Gateway Community Health Center, which serves approximately 30,000 registered patients between their six clinics in the area, recently received $291,000 in federal funding from the Health Resources and Services Administration’s Health Center Cluster Program and the Quality Improvement Awards. The Health Center Cluster Program, which awarded Gateway $167,000, works to achieve health…

PLEASANTON EXPRESS: Rep. Cuellar Announces $250,893 in Federal Funding to Atascosa Health Center

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $250,893 in federal funding to Atascosa Health Center. These funds, awarded through Health Resources and Services Administration’ Health Center Cluster program and Quality Improvement Awards, will help Atascosa provide critical health care services to communities in Atascosa, McMullen, and Wilson counties “Atascosa Health Center is the backbone…

THE MONITOR: Hidalgo County, La Joya housing authorities receive more than $124k

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Nearly $125,000 in federal funds have been secured for Hidalgo County and La Joya housing authorities to continue supporting families through the COVID-19 pandemic, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar announced Wednesday in a virtual news conference. The funds, which were awarded through the Coronavirus, Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, also come after Hurricane Hanna, which tore…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $291,264 in Federal Funding to Gateway Community Health Center

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Laredo, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $291,264 in federal funding to Gateway Community Health Center. These funds, awarded through the Health Resources and Services Administration’s (HRSA) Health Center Cluster Program and the Quality Improvement Awards these funds will help Gateway Community provide critical health care services to communities in Zapata and Webb…

LAREDO MORNING TIMES: Rep. Cuellar: A border wall has no home in South Texas

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I consider myself lucky to have grown up and lived on the border, a region home to the safest cities in the nation, as well as beautiful landscapes, bountiful wildlife, and rich culture. However, the most immediate threat to our community is not from Mexico, but rather from President Trump’s fixation on building a wall along the southern border. The border wall comes with many costs,…

BROOKS: BROOKS BREAKS GROUND ON CONNECTION TO SAN ANTONIO RIVER

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Brooks will soon connect directly to the San Antonio River Mission Reach. Construction is currently underway on an extension of The Greenline linear park to more than 15 miles of walking, jogging and biking trails stretching from the historic missions through downtown and The Pearl and up to Brackenridge Park. “We continue to invest in projects that create increased quality of life…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $124,811 in Federal Funds to Housing Authorities in Hidalgo County

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La Joya, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $124,811 in federal funding to Public Housing Authorities in Hidalgo County. Specifically, Hidalgo County Housing Authority received $108,144 and La Joya Housing Authority received $16,667. These funds, awarded through the CARES Act and distributed by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), will be used to…