November 1, 2006 – Today, Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has awarded the Bee Community Action Center with a $1,938,235 grant for its Head Start programs.

October 27, 2006 – Today, Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) announced that the Texas Migrant Council, Inc. doing business as the New America Corporation (NAC) has received a $9,123,464 grant to provide for the expansion of services in Indiana, New Mexico, Ohio, Wisconsin and Texas, and to add services in Iowa, Oklahoma and Nevada. NAC has operated Migrant and Seasonal Head Start services in these states, and is planning to expand into Iowa.

October 19, 2006 – This week the President signed into law the renewal of the Older Americans Act for fiscal years 2007-2011. Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15), ranking member of the Select Education Subcommittee of the Education and Workforce Committee, worked with members of the committee and House of Representatives in a bi-partisan basis to craft the legislation and see it through final passage in the House and Senate.

October 17, 2006 – Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) today announced that the U.S. Department of Justice has awarded various communities with grants for the purchase of bullet proof vests for law enforcement officers.

October 17, 2006 – Today, Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) joined Congressman Collin Peterson (MN-07), Ranking Member of the House Agriculture Committee, for a town hall meeting with local farmers and ranchers to discuss the upcoming reauthorization of the Farm Bill and emergency, disaster assistance legislation. The town hall was attended by agriculture producers and interested parties including irrigators, bankers, insurance agents and growers.

October 12, 2006 – Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) today announced the United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has awarded local firefighting and first responder agencies with Operations and Safety and Vehicle Acquisition Grants.

October 10, 2006 – Today, Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) announced that the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) has awarded the Delta Region Revitalization Corporation with a $2,617,029 investment to support the construction of the Mercado Delta, a multi-purpose marketplace and capacity building center for entrepreneurs in downtown Edcouch.

October 10, 2006 – Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) today announced that the Edinburg Independent School District has received $685,096.33 in funding under the E-Rate program, which provides discounts between 20 and 90 percent to schools and libraries for the cost of education technology (Internet Access and Telecom Services). The funding represents discounts schools will receive for specific technology needs, including Internet services and access, telecommunications, and internal connections needed to bring information straight to schools and libraries.

October 6, 2006 – Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) today issued the following statement on an Editorial Projects in Education Research Center study stating that the Texas Department of Education has inflated graduation rates.

October 5, 2006 – Today, Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15), co-chair and co-founder of the Financial and Economic Literacy Caucus, joined the National Association of State Boards of Education (NASBE) for the release of “Who Will Own Our Children,” a report examining Americans’ fiscal condition and the status of financial education in K-12 schools.