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Cornyn Secures Funding for Lower Rio Grande Valley Flood Control Project

Date: Nov. 23, 2004
Location: Washington, DC
Issues: Infrastructure


CORNYN SECURES FUNDING FOR LOWER RIO GRANDE VALLEY FLOOD CONTROL PROJECT

$1 million in federal funds to improve levees along the Rio Grande

WASHINGTON-The Senate has passed the conference report to the Omnibus Appropriations bill for FY 2005, which includes $1 million requested by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn to improve the levees along more than three miles of the Rio Grande near the Hidalgo-Reynosa Bridge.

"This funding will improve the levees on the Rio Grande to help keep area residents safe from flooding and protect their homes and property from damage," said Cornyn, who worked with U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison and the Texas delegation to secure the funding. "This is an important effort, and it's encouraging to see the level of cooperation within the local community that helped make it a reality."

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