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On Thursday I was pleased to participate in a Congressional roundtable discussion with Congressman Michael Burgess and Congressman Marc Veasey, hosted by the Texas Association of Business, Texas Association of Manufacturers, and the Fort Worth Chamber of Commerce. We discussed a variety of topics including transportation issues, onerous regulations imposed by the EPA, and other iss
Other officials in attendance were U.S. Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson and Marc Veasey, officials from D/FW International Airport and the North Central Texas Council of Governments and Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings.
"We've got to be partners," the mayor said. "The city of Dallas must continue to grow."
Johnson and Veasey highlighted the importance of federal funding to regional transportation.
Dallas, Texas—Earlier today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, presented Sergeant Stephanie Y. Hanson, Dallas resident and Army veteran, with restored medals. Sgt. Hanson originally contacted Veasey's office to obtain her missing military medical records and learned about additional services offered to district veterans.
For the past 20 years, Arlington has been providing low-cost transportation services for the elderly and disabled through Handitran, a program that has been paid for with city and state funds along with a hefty grant from the Federal Transit Administration.
The federal dollars were eliminated in 2012, when legislation did away with an exception that allowed cities like Arlington, Grand Prairie and Mesquite to receive FTA grants to subsidize fuel, bus driver salaries and other operating expenses.
Arlington, Texas – Hoy, el Congresista Marc Veasey, TX-33, se reunió con la alcaldesa Pro-Tempore Kathryn Wilemon, los concejales Sheri Capehart y Michael Glaspie, el administrador de la ciudad adjunto Gilbert Perales y otros representantes de la ciudad de Arlington para hablar de la recientemente introducida H.R. 1645,la Transportation for Elderly and Disabled Individuals Act (Ley de transporte público para individuos ancianos y discapacitados) H.R.
DALLAS/FORT WORTH
On March 27, Congressman Marc Veasey unveiled H.R. 1645, the Transportation for Elderly and Disabled Americans Act that would reinstate an allowance for cities such as Arlington, Grand Prairie and Mesquite, Texas, to use federal transit funding for operation and maintenance costs for transit services for the elderly and disabled.
Arlington, Texas— Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, met with Arlington Mayor Pro Tempore Kathryn Wilemon, Council Member Sheri Capehart, Council Member Michael Glaspie, Deputy City Manager Gilbert Perales, and other officials from the City of Arlington to discuss his newly introduced H.R. 1645, the Transportation for Elderly and Disabled Individuals Act. H.R.
FORT WORTH – Con un tributo por oficiales de los gobiernos local y estatal, el nuevo lanzador de los Texas Rangers fue homenajeado el jueves 2 por la noche, en la misma comunidad donde inició su carrera hace casi 20 años.
Durante el evento en el estadio LaGrave Field, Yovani Gallardo recibió la llave de la ciudad por el vicealcalde Salvador Espino, quien leyó además un decreto del cabildo que marca el 2 de abril Día de Yovani Gallardo en Fort Worth.
