WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) announced a $9,572,032 federal grant award for the City of McAllen transit system. Metro McAllen received more than $9 million in Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds through the CARES Act.
EDINBURG – Edinburg City Councilman David White says in a lawsuit filed last Wednesday (May 20) that his city should pay him more than $200,000 but no more than $1 million for his demotion as chief at the Edinburg PD
McALLEN – Amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, McAllen households found a productive way to spend their time at home, self-responding to the 2020 Census, either online or over the phone, propelling the city to reach a very important milestone: 50% of households in McAllen have self-responded to the 2020 Census since March 12, when the Census self-response online link became available. In 2010, the response rate for McAllen was 65.6%.
McALLEN – Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX- 15) announced the location of a mobile COVID-19 testing site in Hidalgo County in the 15th District of Texas. Testing will began Tuesday, May 19.
EDINBURG – As the number of people overall who have been tested in Hidalgo County surpassed the 7,000 mark, an additional eight people in Hidalgo County tested positive for COVID-19, Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said Monday. This brings the total number of known cases of the virus to 448.
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