Cornyn: Texas Receives Additional $78 Million to Improve Rural Health Care
News Funding Made Possible Through Cornyn-Supported Working Families Tax Cuts Act October 16, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced the allocation of an additional $78 million to 216 rural hospital districts in Texas for chronic disease prevention, workforce recruitment […]
Cornyn: South Texas Fire Departments Receive More Than $300K to Improve Emergency Response, Keep Texans Safe
News October 15, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that fire departments in South Texas were awarded federal grants totaling $338,999 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, which will help save lives and keep Texans safe by improving recruitment, training, […]
Cornyn: Corpus Christi Fire Department Receives Nearly $800K to Improve Emergency Response, Keep Texans Safe
News October 15, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the Corpus Christi Fire Department was awarded a federal grant totaling $781,818 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, which will help save lives and keep Texans safe by improving […]
Cornyn: Greater Houston, Southeast Texas Fire Departments Receive Nearly $750K to Improve Emergency Response, Keep Texans Safe
News October 15, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that fire departments across Greater Houston and near Beaumont in Southeast Texas were awarded federal grants totaling $738,565 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, which will help save lives and keep […]
Cornyn: San Antonio Area Fire Departments Receive $300K to Improve Emergency Response, Keep Texans Safe
News October 15, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that fire departments in the San Antonio area were awarded federal grants totaling $318,592 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, which will help save lives and keep Texans safe by […]
Cornyn: Fort Worth & North Texas Fire Departments Receive $2.5M to Improve Emergency Response, Keep Texans Safe
News October 15, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that fire departments in Fort Worth and across North Texas were awarded federal grants totaling $2,574,956 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, which will help save lives and keep Texans safe […]
Cornyn: TEEX Fire & Emergency Services Receive Nearly $300K to Improve Training, Keep Texans Safe
News October 15, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service (TEEX) was awarded a federal grant totaling $287,069 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, which will help save lives and keep Texans safe […]
Cornyn: Waco Area, Central Texas Fire Departments Receive $1.1M to Improve Emergency Response, Keep Texans Safe
News October 15, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that fire departments in the Waco area and across Central Texas were awarded federal grants totaling $1,129,108 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, which will help save lives and keep […]
Cornyn: Central Texas Fire Departments Receive $1.4M to Improve Emergency Response, Keep Texans Safe
News October 15, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that fire departments in Austin and across Central Texas were awarded federal grants totaling $1,442,650 through the Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) program, which will help save lives and keep Texans safe by […]
Cornyn: Bexar County, Cibolo Fire Departments Receive $7.3M to Hire and Train First Responders
News October 14, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that fire departments in Bexar County and the San Antonio area were awarded federal grants totaling $7,304,094 through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) program, which will help save lives […]
Cornyn: Northeast Texas Fire Departments Receive $700K to Hire and Train First Responders
News October 14, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that fire departments in Northeast Texas were awarded federal grants totaling $710,547 through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) program, which will help save lives and keep Texans safe by […]
Cornyn: Houston, Southeast Texas Fire Departments Receive Nearly $20M to Hire and Train First Responders
News October 14, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that fire departments in Houston and across Southeast Texas were awarded federal grants totaling $18,773,599 through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) program, which will help save lives and keep […]
Cornyn: North Texas Fire Departments Receive Nearly $30M to Hire and Train First Responders
News October 14, 2026 AUSTIN – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that fire departments in Fort Worth and across North Texas were awarded federal grants totaling $28,651,278 through the Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response Grants (SAFER) program, which will help save lives and […]
Cornyn Praises Delivery of $7.5 Billion in Border Security Reimbursement Funds He Secured for Texas
News October 2, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement praising the delivery of $7.5 billion in border reimbursement funds that he, Congressman August Pfluger (TX-11), and Texas’ congressional delegation secured from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security as part of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, also known as […]
Cornyn, Colleagues’ Mystic Alerts Act Heads to President’s Desk
News Bill Will Strengthen Wireless Emergency Alerts Infrastructure to Save Lives When Disaster Strikes October 1, 2026 WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators John Cornyn (R-TX) and Jon Ossoff (D-GA) and Representative August Pfluger (TX-11) released the following statements after their Mystic Alerts Act, which will allow wireless emergency alerts (WEAs) to be delivered via satellite communications […]