Texas Border Business
LAREDO, Texas – Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28), announced over $116 million in preliminary federal education funding for public schools across South Texas. The projected investments, part of the latest round of federal support for local school districts, will help ensure students in low-income communities have the tools and resources they need to succeed.
“These are your tax dollars at work, coming back home to help our kids,” said Congressman Cuellar. “This funding will support teachers, reduce class sizes, and strengthen early education programs across South Texas. I’m proud to have secured these federal investments that will uplift our classrooms and empower the next generation of Texas leaders.”
The $116,935,226 in projected funding supports public school districts in Atascosa, Bexar, Duval, Guadalupe, Jim Hogg, Starr, Webb, Zapata, and McMullen counties. Please see below for a county-by-county breakdown of projected education funding in TX-28:
- Atascosa County – $2,973,154
- Jourdanton ISD – $273,334
- Pleasanton ISD – $1,019,457
- Lytle ISD – $694,019
- Charlotte ISD – $280,741
- Poteet ISD – $705,603
- Bexar County – $59,076,343
- Judson ISD – $9,110,821
- San Antonio ISD – $37,388,941
- Randolph Field ISD – $13,752
- Harlandale ISD – $6,342,337
- Southside ISD – $3,025,616
- East Central ISD – $3,194,876
- Duval County – $1,879,708
- Benavides ISD – $237,851
- Freer ISD – $546,356
- Ramirez CSD – $25,070
- San Diego ISD – $1,070,431
- Guadalupe County – $1,911,415
- Schertz-Cibolo-Universal City ISD – $1,721,632
- Marion ISD – $189,783
- Jim Hogg County – $637,172
- Jim Hogg County ISD – $637,172
- Starr County – $10,390,199
- Rio Grande City Grulla ISD – $5,919,492
- Roma ISD – $4,322,136
- San Isidro ISD – $148,571
- Webb County – $37,021,846
- Laredo ISD – $15,471,036
- United ISD – $21,384,392
- Webb Consolidated ISD – $166,418
- Zapata County – $3,020,919
- Zapata County ISD – $3,020,919
- McMullen County – $24,470
- McMullen County ISD – $24,470
Total: $116,935,226
These federal funds are part of the Title I, Part A Grants to Local Educational Agencies program, which directs resources to school districts serving high numbers of students from low-income families. The funding supports everything from additional teachers and academic specialists to technology upgrades and after-school programs.
Final dollar amounts will be released this summer and formal grants will be awarded starting July 1, 2025. Congressman Cuellar will continue working to maximize federal support for South Texas schools as a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee.
