After Pressure from Texas Democrats, USPS Drops Controversial Plan to Shift Mail Operations in South Texas
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) released the following statement after the United States Postal Service (USPS) announced that it would drop a much-criticized plan to shift McAllen mail processing operations to San Antonio:
“As the holiday season begins, this is great news for San Antonio and the Rio Grande Valley. The proposal to move McAllen’s mail processing to San Antonio would have created new burdens for already-overworked letter carriers and slowed mail service across South Texas. Earlier this year, I led a push with other Texas lawmakers to make sure USPS understood how mail delays would hurt our constituents. Texas families rely on USPS for everything from paychecks to holiday cheer, and they deserve on-time mail delivery. As we look ahead to the new year, I urge the USPS to make similar guarantees to protect reliable mail service in Corpus Christi and across Texas."
In April, Congressman Castro, Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Congressman Greg Casar (TX-35), and Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) wrote to U.S. Postmaster Louis DeJoy in opposition to a proposal to shift mail processing from McAllen and Corpus Christi to a centralized facility in San Antonio. The lawmakers warned that the proposal would strain mail operations in San Antonio and lead to mail delays in South Texas. The final USPS decision on operations in Corpus Christi remains pending.
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