In the News
Ahead of Memorial Day, the U.S. House last week approved a bill inspired by a Michigan veteran that would extend eligibility for burial benefits to terminally ill veterans who die at home, outside a Veterans Affairs hospital or facility.
Resource Center held a ceremonial groundbreaking ceremony for its new senior housing facility that will be known as Oak Lawn Place.
Among those speaking was a representative of Rep. Colin Allred’s office who announced $1 million in funding for the project under federal Community Project Funding.
“Some will not make it home,” Allred said. “Aly and I are praying for all impacted by this.”
Democratic lawmakers outlined legislation Tuesday that would ban forced arbitration for workers with claims they faced racial discrimination on the job.
Newly filed bipartisan legislation in the House and Senate would aim to reduce financial barriers for aspiring pilots.
U.S. Reps. Joaquin Castro and Colin Allred called for action on Tuesday while delivering remarks to the victims and families of the tragic Uvalde shooting that claimed the lives of 21 innocent souls at Robb Elementary nearly one year ago.
A private financial institution would be created to help revitalize infrastructure growth across the United States under bipartisan legislation in Congress to establish the country’s first "Federal Infrastructu
In speaking this week with the group ‘Protect Our Care,’ U.S. Representative Colin Allred said that now is the perfect time for Texas to expand Medicaid.
In the meantime, it is important to keep these families protected.
Reps. Colin Allred, D-Dallas, and Michael Burgess, R-Pilot Point, led their colleagues in a letter inviting Wegrzyn and Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra to personally visit Pegasus Park to see why it’s a good fit for one of those hubs.
"Protecting and expanding our public lands is our responsibility and @POTUS's designation of Castner Range National Monument in El Paso will help ensure we preserve it for decades to come," U.S Rep. Colin Allred of Dallas said in a tweet.