WASHINGTON, Dec. 15 -- Sen. John Cornyn issued the following news release:

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) released the following statement after the U.S. Department of Education announced that Del Valle Independent School District was awarded a federal grant of $1,151,269 through the Mental Health Service Professional (MHSP) Demonstration Grant Program, which helps recruit, train, and employ mental health service providers in schools to address the mental health crisis affecting our youth and implement evidence-backed mental health services for students:

"Schools remain one of the most consistent and accessible places for students to receive mental health support, yet they often lack the appropriate staffing or resources necessary to ade...