June 2022

Biden Administration Announces $5.6 Million to Improve Rail Infrastructure, Enhance Safety, and Strengthen Supply Chain in Texas

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) today announced $5.6 million in rail infrastructure funding for Texas. This funding is part of the Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant program. Nationally, the CRISI program awarded 46 projects in 32 states and the District of Columbia more than $368 million. These investments will play a crucial role in modernizing our country’s rail infrastructure and strengthening supply chains to reduce congestion and get people and goods where they need to go faster and cheaper. The program will create good-paying jobs and benefit urban and rural communities across the country.

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Premont High School Class of 2022 Salutatorian

Romina Flores Parent/siblings: Daughter of Blanca Carrillo & Rafael Flores Future plans, college, major: Angelina College Sonography Activities/extra-curricular: National Honor Society (NHS) Family, Career, and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Graduated with 21 college hours – Early College High School (ECHS) Senior Class Treasurer What will you miss the most after graduation? As my senior year comes to an end, I think about all of the memories I have made and of all the people I have had the pleasure of meeting throughout my high school years. I will miss the lectures my friends and I would have before exams and how nervous we would be in the time leading up to those exams.

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