Thanks to efforts of Senator Hinojosa and his colleagues, Nueces County families can no longer be slapped with excessive surcharges in the aftermath of a hurricane. In the 2009 Legislative Session, Senator Hinojosa led the…
Senator Hinojosa has led the effort to properly equip the Department of Public Safety to combat drug traffickers and help ease the financial burdens that have been unfairly placed on border communities. Senator Hinojosa understands…
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text css_animation="fadeInUp"]As Vice Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, Senator Hinojosa secured increased funding for Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi, including first time funding for the new civil and industrial engineering program. Similarly, Senator Hinojosa obtained…
AUSTIN — The Texas Workforce Commission (TWC) has awarded 5 grants totaling $1,132,275 through the Jobs and Education for Texans (JET) grant program to Del Mar College and multiple independent school districts within Senate District…
AUSTIN — Today, the Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) approved a request from the City of Corpus Christi (City) for $222,475,000 in multi-year financing from the State Water Implementation Revenue Fund for a desalination plant…
EDINBURG, TX -- Today, Senator Juan "Chuy" sent a letter to Governor Greg Abbott requesting an order for flags in the Rio Grande Valley to be flown at half-staff in honor of the life and…
AUSTIN — Today, the Office of the Governor and the Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) confirmed they have deployed 628 individuals via BCFS to hospitals and medical centers in the Rio Grande Valley.…
AUSTIN —Today, the Texas General Land Office (GLO) approved the City of Corpus Christi's (City) grant application for $7.2 million submitted to the GLO's Hurricane Harvey Local Infrastructure Program. The City plans to use the…
AUSTIN — The Texas Transportation Commission approved a $3.8 million grant from the Texas Mobility Fund for the Port of Corpus Christi for safety improvements to the Joe Fulton International Trade Corridor and Rincon Road…
The Coastal Bend delegation of Texas legislators mourns the horrific and senseless deaths of George Floyd, Michael Ramos, Breonna Taylor, and many others. Despite its lofty principles of fairness and equal protection, our justice system…