Appropriations bill includes $5.48 million request for communications upgrade along border
Congressman Tony Gonzales (TX-23) successfully included $5,484,000 for a multi-county radio infrastructure upgrade in the first draft of the FY23 Commerce, Justice and Science Appropriations bill.
If secured, funding for this project will modernize the trunking radio system used by multiple law enforcement and first responder agencies in a nine-county region along the border.
The nine counties are Uvalde, Dimmit, Edwards, Kinney, La Salle, Maverick, Real, Val Verde, and Zavala.