Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Congressmen Al Green (TX-09), and Houston City Mayor Sylvester Turner Announce $20M+ Infrastructure Grant

Houston, Texas – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, Congressmen Al Green, and City of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a generous grant of $20,960,000 as part of the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant program (RAISE). These funds, made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Department of Transportation, will encourage large investments in Houston's transit, road, rail, and port projects.

"I'm proud the City of Houston has secured these federal funds made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law," said Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia. "This grant will help modernize Houston by increasing access to efficient and reliable infrastructure around the city. I'm confident these funds will positively benefit millions of residents across the city. These are the remarkable results achieved when we put people over politics."

"Congresswoman Garcia's support and advocacy on behalf of the city of Houston made all the difference, and Congressman Green has been just as supportive from the start. I sincerely thank them and the Department of Transportation for the RAISE funds. This represents our commitment to address longstanding issues of disinvestment and inequities," said Mayor Sylvester Turner. "This transformative, multimodal revitalization project will uplift communities based on data-driven solutions, actions, investments, and provide more equity to a key part of our city."

"I am honored to have partnered with Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia to help secure over $20 million in federal funds as part of the RAISE grant for the City of Houston's Telephone Road Project. This project will help revitalize Houston by expanding Telephone Road to make it more pedestrian-friendly and bike-friendly, as well as by improving drainage through landscaping and pipe upgrades," Congressman Al Green shared. "I am proud to see Mayor Turner and the Houston City Council continue to exercise good stewardship of our tax dollars."

This RAISE grant will be used for a local community project to deliver approximately 2.8 miles of multimodal improvements and connect two planned community-led projects, between Lawndale Avenue and South Loop 610, creating one continuous corridor. Learn more about the Department of Transportation's RAISE grant program on their website.

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Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia was elected to the U.S. House of Representatives in November 2018, becoming the first Latina ever to represent the Texas 29th Congressional District. She serves on the House Judiciary, Financial Services, and the Armed Services Committees.