The City of Lamesa was awarded a federal grant of $12,625 to help public housing authorities recover from the economic fallout of the novel coronavirus outbreak, U.S. Senator John Cornyn announced Thursday. The funding, which was appropriated by Congress in March, comes through the Department of Housing and Urban Development as part of the CARES Act. “As Texans continue to grapple with the impact of the coronavirus outbreak, it’s critical that we continue to do everything we can to shield them from the economic fallout,” said Sen. Cornyn. “I’ll continue to do everything I can to encourage economic recovery in Lamesa amid ...