MISSION — 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 communities they serve, have the resources they need to respond to the pandemic and its economic repercussions,” said Congressman Cuellar. “This federal funding will help our community’s ability to respond to the unique challenges they are facing, from reducing risk of transmission to growing our ...