Press Releases
HILLSBORO, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today toured the Hillsboro Municipal Airport after announcing a $553,500 grant awarded to the airport under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act. Mayor Andy Smith, EDC Administrator Art Mann and Airport Manager John Graham joined the tour.
HILLSBORO, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today announced a $553,500 grant for Hillsboro Municipal Airport from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). The funding was approved by the Texas Transportation Commission and is intended to be used for electrical improvements including replacing medium intensity runway lights, replacing Precision Approach Path Indicators (PAPI) for Runway 16, installing PAPI for Runway 34, replacing the wind cone, and replacing airfield signage.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today issued the following statement after the Secretary of the Army announced the five civilian experts leading the independent review of Fort Hood:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25), a representative of Fort Hood, today released the following statement after it was announced that troopers with the 3rd Battalion, 8th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalry Division are the first to receive the newest version of the M1 Abrams Tank:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) on Monday introduced the Save Our Stages Act to provide grants from the Small Business Administration to independent music venues impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressmen Roger Williams (R-TX-25) and Peter Welch (D-VT-At large) today introduced the Save Our Stages Act, to provide grants from the Small Business Administration to independent music venues impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Sens. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) introduced the Senate companion version of the legislation.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today released the following statement after voting against the Democrats' partisan State, Foreign Operations, Rural Development, Interior, Environment, Military Construction, and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Act, 2021 (H.R. 7608):
AUSTIN, TX – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today applauded Tesla's announcement of the construction of their new Gigafactory in Travis County. The $1.1 billion assembly plant will employ 5,000 people and is expected to generate over $1 billion in capital investment.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Roger Williams (R-TX-25) today sent a letter to U.S. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy requesting the inclusion of funding for rural broadband deployment to underserved communities in the next COVID-19 relief package.