Quorum Report: More than 100 Texas mayors push Gov. Abbott to move on federal relief dollars for smaller cities around the state

May 7, 2020 3:58 PM More than 100 Texas mayors push Gov. Abbott to move on federal relief dollars for smaller cities around the state The six largest cities in Texas have received federal dollars from Texas' $11.2 billion in CARES Act funding, but there's still not even a system set up for smaller cities to apply Saying there’s not even a system set up yet for smaller cities to apply for federal dollars made available under the *CARES Act* in response to COVID-19, more than 100 of the state’s mayors on Thursday asked Gov. Greg Abbott to expedite things to offer those communities some relief. Texas received $11.2 billion from the *Coronavirus Relief Fund*, or CRF, which was initially split between the state and cities with populations over 500,000. “While the six largest cities in Texas received a direct allocation of this funding from the federal government, no other Texas city has received CRF revenue to assist with disaster response,” wrote 132 mayors in a letter dated today. By Scott Braddock
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