Rockwall County enrolled the 31st highest number of gifted and talented students among Texas counties in the 2021-2022 school year, according to the Texas Education Agency.
Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32) released the following statement applauding Canadian Solar’s $250 million investment in building a solar manufacturing plant in Mesquite, which is part of the 32nd District. The plant will create 1,500 jobs and will produce as many as 20,000 solar panels a day. Importantly, this project would not be possible without the financial incentives in the Inflation Reduction Act, which aim to bolster solar energy manufacturing and production.
Congressman Colin Allred (TX-32), a Transportation and Infrastructure Committee member, today announced that DART would receive a $103 million Federal Transit Administration (FTA) grant to help modernize its bus fleet with low or no-emission buses, replacing about 186 buses. Allred submitted a letter of support to the FTA for this grant, which was made possible because of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law which Allred championed.