Senator Cornyn Announces $3.4 Million Award to Hire Police Officer in Border Region
- Oct 23, 2025
- 2 min read
Eagle Pass Among Recipients of Federal COPS Hiring Grants
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced that several Texas border region law enforcement agencies, including the City of Eagle Pass Police Department, will receive a combined $3.4 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Justice’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS).
The funds, distributed through the COPS Hiring Program (CHP), will help local departments recruit and retain additional officers, strengthen community policing, and enhance public safety efforts across South Texas.
“Texans deserve robust, fully staffed police departments to help keep their families and communities safe,” said Sen. Cornyn. “These grants will enable law enforcement agencies to hire additional officers with the goal of improving emergency response times, enhancing officer safety and wellbeing, and reducing crime.”
Among the awarded agencies:
City of Eagle Pass: $500,000
Cameron County: $500,000
City of Palmview: $539,436
City of Escobares: $110,326
City of San Benito: $250,000
City of Pharr: $625,000
City of San Juan: $875,328
Cornyn, who serves on the Senate Finance, Judiciary, Intelligence, Foreign Relations, and Budget Committees, emphasized that the investment will help border communities like Eagle Pass continue to protect residents amid growing regional demands on law enforcement.
Comunidades Fronterizas de Texas Reciben $3.4 Millones para Fortalecer las Fuerzas Policiales
Eagle Pass Entre los Beneficiarios de las Subvenciones Federales para la Contratación de COPS
WASHINGTON, D.C. — El senador estadounidense John Cornyn anunció que varias agencias policiales de la región fronteriza de Texas, incluyendo el Departamento de Policía de la Ciudad de Eagle Pass, recibirán un total de $3.4 millones en fondos federales de la Oficina de Servicios Policiales Orientados a la Comunidad (COPS) del Departamento de Justicia de EE. UU.
Los fondos, distribuidos a través del Programa de Contratación de COPS (CHP), ayudarán a los departamentos locales a reclutar y retener más agentes, fortalecer la policía comunitaria y mejorar las iniciativas de seguridad pública en el sur de Texas.
“Los tejanos merecen departamentos de policía sólidos y con personal completo para ayudar a mantener seguras a sus familias y comunidades”, declaró el senador Cornyn. “Estas subvenciones permitirán a las agencias policiales contratar más agentes con el objetivo de mejorar los tiempos de respuesta ante emergencias, mejorar la seguridad y el bienestar de los agentes, y reducir la delincuencia”.
Entre las agencias beneficiadas:
Ciudad de Eagle Pass: $500,000
Condado de Cameron: $500,000
Ciudad de Palmview: $539,436
Ciudad de Escobares: $110,326
Ciudad de San Benito: $250,000
Ciudad de Pharr: $625,000
Ciudad de San Juan: $875,328
Cornyn, quien forma parte de los Comités de Finanzas, Judicial, Inteligencia, Relaciones Exteriores y Presupuesto del Senado, enfatizó que la inversión ayudará a comunidades fronterizas como Eagle Pass a seguir protegiendo a sus residentes ante la creciente demanda regional de las fuerzas del orden.
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