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The Texas Tribune is a nonpartisan, nonprofit media organization that informs Texans - and engages with them – about public policy, politics, government and statewide issues.Ĭorrection, March 24, 2022: A previous version of this story stated that Politico first reported Filemon Vela's resignation. He currently represents the neighboring 15th District based in McAllen. Vicente Gonzalez, announced last year after redistricting that he would run for Vela’s seat in the wake of Texas redistricting.

Vela entered Congress on January 3, 2013.

He has worked as an attorney since his graduation. He graduated with a bachelor's degree from Georgetown University and his law degree from University of Texas. His 34th District is based in Brownsville. Filemon Vela Filemon Vela was born in Harlingen, Texas. That development will set off a unique special election to replace him. Congressman Vela's mother, Blanca Sanchez Vela, served as the first, and to this day the only, female mayor of Brownsville. The Washington-based publication Punchbowl first reported the news Thursday morning, and the Brownsville Democrat confirmed it to The Texas Tribune. President Jimmy Carter appointed Congressman Vela's father, Filemon Vela Sr., as one of the first Hispanic federal judges, where he presided over the Southern District of Texas. The South Texas Democrat will leave before the end of his term to work for Akin Gump, a prominent law and lobbying firm. Filemon Vela confirmed Thursday he will resign from Congress in the coming weeks, a decision that comes after he announced last year he would retire from the House.

Statewide Planning, Research and Networks: $90 million for grants including funding for state planning efforts as well as grants to build Communities of Practice to extend technical assistance to support EDA’s work with grantees.Īs part of these six programs, EDA is also making a Coal Communities Commitment, allocating $300 million to ensure?support for communities seeking to create new jobs and opportunities through the formation or expansion of a new industry sector.U.S.

Travel, Tourism and Outdoor Recreation: $750 million for programs that will focus on revitalizing the hard-hit travel, tourism, and outdoor recreation industries and accelerate the recovery of communities that rely on these sectors.

The program is deliberately designed to be flexible to meet the needs of the community.

Indigenous Communities: $100 million for programs that will work hand-in-hand with Tribal Governments and Indigenous communities to develop and execute economic development projects.

Congressional districts are those in effect for the 113th Congress of the United States.

Economic Adjustment Assistance: $500 million for grants to help hundreds of communities across the nation plan, build, innovate, and put people back to work through projects tailored to meet local needs. Census Bureau products, visit Map Legend.

Funds can also be used for support services like childcare and transportation to help those in training get to the finish line and land a job.

Good Jobs Challenge: $500 million for industry-led workforce training and apprenticeship programs with a particular focus on women, people of color, and underserved communities.

The challenge is designed to focus on innovation and spur projects that grow new industries and scale existing ones.

Build Back Better Regional Challenge: $1 billion for up to 30 regions across the country seeking to revitalize their economies.

This investment marks the largest economic development initiative from the Department of Commerce in decades and will help communities across the country and in South Texas build back better. Department of Commerce announced six programs that the Economic Development Administration (EDA) will implement to equitably invest the $3 billion it received from the American Rescue Plan I helped pass into law. A Special Message from Congressman Filemon Vela (TX-34) as of Friday, July 23rd, 2021: