Tag: Filemon Vela
COMMENTARY: Biden getting it right
For far too long our country’s broken immigration system has failed many seeking a better life. The Trump administration imposed one of the most...
Airport gets FAA grant; Money will help offset losses
The Brownsville South Padre Island International Airport has been awarded more than $1.5 million as part of $4.4 million in COVID-19 Federal Aviation Administration...
Vela wants answers from ERCOT
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, said he is frustrated with the outages impacting the Valley and the rest of the state.
Vela issued the following...
EDITORIAL: Leadership: As Vela climbs party ranks roots remain in his district
We congratulate U.S. Rep. Filemon B. Vela, D-Brownsville, who has been named a vice chairman of the Democratic National Committee. President Joe Biden made...
Vela talks DNC post; RGV congressman tapped as vice chair
It doesn’t take too much imagination to speculate why President Joe Biden tapped U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela Jr. as a vice chairman of the...
STEM program snags grantl Almost $300K for ‘new space entrepreneurs
The Expanding Frontiers “New Space Entrepreneurs in Residence Apprenticeship” program has been granted $299,643 by the U.S. Economic Development Administration, one of seven organizations...
Vela tapped for DNC
District 34 U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela has been named by President-elect Joe Biden as a vice chairman on the Democratic National Committee in an announcement...
Vela: Capital police were unprepared
District 34 U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela said U.S. Capitol Police leadership should have been prepared for the violent, pro-Trump mob that broke through barricades...
Vela’s statement on law enforcement response to Capitol riots
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Brownsville) issued the following statement following yesterday’s law enforcement response to capitol riots:
“Capitol Police have primary responsibility for securing the...
Vela’s statement on law enforcement response to Capitol riots
U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela (D-Brownsville) issued the following statement following yesterday’s law enforcement response to capitol riots:
“Capitol Police have primary responsibility for securing the...