Washington, DC (January 9, 2006) – Congressman Rubén Hinojosa (TX-15) today announced that the Texas Department of Agriculture has approved a Texas Capital Fund Program Award for the City of Yoakum in the amount of $516,800.00 in support of Eddy Packing, Inc. and another in the amount of $150,000.00 for the City of Orange Grove in support of a Downtown Revitalization project.

The project in Yoakum will provide activities/improvements in the form of water, engineering, and administration as well as create 28 jobs for the community.  The assistance will be made available through the Texas Capital Fund upon execution and completion of contract terms.

The Downtown Revitalization project in the City of Orange Grove will provide infrastructure activities in the form of sidewalks, parking and administration activities.  The award and project will address the HUD national objective in the elimination of underprivileged conditions in the City’s designated downtown area.

“Communities in the heart of our country continue striving to improve the quality of life of their residents – and we must continue supporting them in these endeavors,” said Hinojosa.  “By making improvements to water infrastructure, and revitalizing our downtown areas – we can ensure that our towns and communities will not be left behind as we move forward into the 21st Century.”