CONGRESSMEN HINOJOSA, VELA AND CUELLAR ANNOUNCE A $1.4 MILLION GRANT AWARD FOR INTERCITY TRANSIT SERVICE IN THE RIO GRANDE VALLEY WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressmen Rubén Hinojosa, (D-Mercedes) Filemon Vela (D-Brownsville) and Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) announce the City of Brownsville will receive a $1.4 million award from the Texas Department of Transportation to provide a new intercity express bus service between Brownsville, South Padre Island, McAllen and other cities with buses expected to roll out later this year.
The grant award is part of the Federal Transit Administration’s Section 5311 Non-urbanized Area Formula Grant Program which provides states with funding for Intercity Bus Service. The City of Brownsville in partnership with Valley Transit Company, the City of McAllen, and the City of South Padre Island will utilize $1.4 million in funds to implement Metro Connect, the express bus service system, throughout the region.
“Innovative strategies and partnerships in the region are the key to our success. I want to congratulate these three cities for working together to leverage federal funds
CONGRESSMAN RUBÉN HINOJOSA ANNOUNCES $600,000 FOR MCALLEN'S INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX (Project to create 300 new jobs)
Washington, D.C.- Today-Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15) announced a $600,000 grant was awarded to the City of McAllen for the South Bentsen Road Industrial Complex in the Foreign Trade Zone of McAllen by the U.S. Economic Development Administration (EDA), a bureau within the U.S. Department of Commerce.
"I congratulate the City of McAllen for being awarded this grant that is a very important investment for the future of international trade in the Rio Grande Valley," said U.S. Rep. Hinojosa. "The City of McAllen is doing an outstanding job when it comes to creating business opportunities along the border. This project will allow for the expansion of existing businesses and help prepare the trade zone to accept new businesses. This project is expected to create 300 new jobs that will certainly boost the economy in and around McAllen."
The EDA investment supports the construction of basic roadway, water, and wastewater infrastructure along with si
CONGRESSMAN RUBÉN HINOJOSA ISSUES STATEMENT CONDEMNING PASSAGE OF REPUBLICAN'S "KING AMENDMENT" THAT OPENS DOOR FOR DEPORTATION OF YOUNG AMERICAN IMMIGRANTS AND IMMIGRANT MILITARY SPOUSES Washington, D.C.- Today-Statement from Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (D-TX-15):
"Today House Republicans, in a nearly unanimous vote, showed just how uncompassionate they can be when it comes to the issue of immigrants living in the United States of America.
The Republican supported King Amendment to the Fiscal Year 2014 Homeland Security Appropriations Bill is a stark reminder of Republican opposition to commonsense immigration reform policies.
Though this will likely not make its way to the President's desk, we must always remember that many Republicans appear more interested in expressing their animosity towards President Barack Obama and his policies than in protecting young American immigrants and military spouses from deportation. The American people have consistently rejected the mass deportation of young people who were raised in this country and have urged Democrats and Republicans to come together to develop a sensible, comprehensive immigration reform proposal.
Congressmen Hinojosa, Cuellar, Vela and Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez Announce Designation of I-69 116 Miles Added to Interstate 69 Route
WASHINGTON, DC – Last week, Congressmen Ruben Hinojosa, Henry Cuellar and Filemon Vela along with Federal Highway Administrator Victor Mendez announced the designation of Interstate-69 East during their two-day visit to South Texas. Administrator Mendez approved a request by the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) to designate several sections of Interstate in South Texas.
U.S. 77 from University Boulevard in Brownsville to Raymondville will be designated as I-69 East. Additionally, U.S. 83 from Harlingen to Mission will be designated as I-2 and U.S. 281 from Pharr to Edinburg will be designated as I-69 Central. With the addition of these newly designated sections, 186 miles of the I-69 route have been added to the Interstate System in the past two years. Once complete, I-69 will run from the Rio Grande Valley to Port Huron, Michigan -- near the Canadian border.
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