Austin, TX - Yesterday, Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa joined Senator Jane Nelson, Chair of the Senate Finance Committee, as co-author of Senate Bill 3.This bill, if passed, will provide Texas' 350,000 classroom teachers a permanent…
McALLEN, TX - Today, President Donald Trump visited the Rio Grande Valley to participate in a roundtable on immigration and border security issues and receive a briefing on border security. During his visit, President Trump…
AUSTIN, TX - Lt. Governor Dan Patrick has appointed Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa to the Select Committee to Determine a Sufficient Balance of the Economic Stabilization Fund. The committee met this morning and adopted a…
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Yesterday, Valente Olivarez, Jr., P.E., began his new position as the Corpus Christi District Engineer for the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) after serving as Deputy District Engineer since 2015. Olivarez…
CORPUS CHRISTI, TX - Wednesday commemorates the legacy of Dr. Hector P. Garcia, a Mexican-American civil rights leader who founded the American GI forum and fought for the rights of Hispanics in this country. In…
McALLEN, TX -- Residents in parts of Hidalgo County have suffered widespread or severe damage and loss of property from the torrential rain that has fallen in the region. Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa and Hidalgo…
MCALLEN, TX – Yesterday, after tireless efforts between Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Senator John Cornyn, Governor Greg Abbott, and McAllen Mayor Jim Darling, the Homeland Security Grants Division (HSGD) of the Governor’s…
Corpus Christi - Today, Nueces County finalized the sale of the Historic 1914 Nueces Courthouse to Nueces County Courthouse Development Partners, LLC. This brings closure to Nueces County's financial obligation to secure and maintain the…
AUSTIN - Today, the Texas Transportation Commission (TxDOT) approved an agenda item authorizing the first step in the procurement process for the full reconstruction of the US 83/US 281 Interchange (Pharr Interchange) project. By authorizing…
AUSTIN, TX - Senator Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa would like to remind Texans that the Water-Efficient Products Sales Tax Holiday will take place during Memorial Day Weekend, beginning Saturday, May 26, through Monday, May 28 (Memorial…