# Texas Wins $52M Defense Base Grants

> Texas gets $52m in defense infrastructure grants for military bases and schools
- Title: Texas Wins $52M Defense Base Grants · Dallas Express
- Summary: Texas gets $52m in defense infrastructure grants for military bases and schools Texas bases and schools receive $52m from federal defense grants to upgrade…
- Keywords: texas, defense, military, corpus christi, san angelo, goodfellow air force base, laughlin air force base, fiscal year 2026, defense community infrastructure program, naval air station corpus christi, san felipe del rio consolidated independ, news
- Source: Dallas Express — https://dallasexpress.com/state/texas-bases-get-share-of-230-million-defense-infrastructure-grants
- Author: Dallas Express
- Published: 2026-09-23T21:30:22+00:00
- Read time: 1 min
- Topics: texas, defense, military, corpus christi, san angelo, goodfellow air force base, laughlin air force base, fiscal year 2026, defense community infrastructure program, naval air station corpus christi, san felipe del rio consolidated independ, news
## Federal Grants Boost Texas Bases
Texas received $52 million from $230 million in federal defense infrastructure grants for military installations and schools.

> The Fiscal Year 2026 awards deliver historic funding to the Defense Community Infrastructure Program, driving critical infrastructure upgrades that directly strengthen military installations nationwide
## Corpus Christi Water Project
Corpus Christi gets $17.83 million to modernize water lines for Naval Air Station Corpus Christi.

> The City of Corpus Christi received a $17.83 million federal grant for a $25.47 million project to modernize a water line corridor supporting Naval Air Station Corpus Christi
## San Angelo Transportation Upgrade
San Angelo receives $20 million for transportation and utility improvements at Goodfellow Air Force Base.

> The City of San Angelo was awarded $20 million toward a $28.63 million project to improve transportation and utility infrastructure serving Goodfellow Air Force Base
## School Construction for Base
San Felipe Del Rio builds a school for Laughlin Air Force Base with $13.84 million grant.

> San Felipe Del Rio Consolidated Independent School District received $13.84 million for a $14.88 million project to construct an elementary school supporting Laughlin Air Force Base
## Funding Details
The grants use $230 million federal funds plus $77 million non-federal contributions and $43 million other funding.

> The federal grants leverage $77 million in non-federal contributions and $43 million in other funding, producing a combined $350 million investment
## Key takeaway

Texas bases and schools receive $52m from federal defense grants to upgrade infrastructure