Washington, DC – Hoy, el Congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28), el Congresista Alex X. Mooney (R-WV-2) y el Congresista Chris Pappas (D-NH-1) presentaron la Ley de expansión del acceso al capital para creadores de empleos rurales para examinar los problemas a las que se enfrentan las pequeñas empresas de las zonas rurales cuando intentan acceder al capital.
“Las pequeñas empresas y los… Read more »
Farmers in Mexico ambushed soldiers and seized a dam to stop water payments to the United States, in a sign of growing conflict over increasingly scarce resources, the New York Times is reporting.
A story penned by reporter Natalie Kitroeff quotes Sonny Hinojosa, general… Read more »
MISSION, TX- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $367, 374 in federal funding for Mission CISD. These funds, awarded through the Department of Justice COPS Office School Violence Prevention program, will be used to improve security at K-12 schools in Mission CISD through evidence-based school safety programs. Specifically, the grant will support purchasing dispatch consoles and… Read more »
San Antonio, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $765,416 in federal funds for police body-worn cameras throughout Bexar County. These federal funds will be used to create the first widely distributed camera system in Bexar county.
The county will match the federal grant, allocating an additional $767,023 to the program, which will provide $1,532,439 in total.… Read more »
WASHINGTON - El Congresista Henry Cuellar (TX-28) ha pedido continuamente que las tropas de los Estados Unidos en la frontera se envíen a sus hogares para las vacaciones y que no se extienda su misión más allá de la fecha de vencimiento. Hoy, el Congresista emitió la siguiente declaración en respuesta a informes que muestran que cientos de soldados serán enviados a casa esta semana:
“Me… Read more »
Restaurant owners get a lesson on how to expand their business (video in link below)
According to business owners, they have seen less people from Mexico dining in.
During a meeting with Congressman Cuellar, they discussed some of the concerns they have and say they are currently working to bring those customers back to their business.
Coming up on KGNS News at Ten, we’ll speak to… Read more »
In October a total of 46,195 individuals were apprehended between ports of entry on our southwest border, compared with 39,501 in September and 37,048 in August. Within these totals, we have seen corresponding increases in the numbers of unaccompanied children and individuals in families apprehended. We’ve also seen increases in the numbers of those who present themselves at… Read more »
WASHINGTON, August 12, 2016 – The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) National Institute of Food and Agriculture (NIFA) today announced the availability of $3.1 million to train the next generation of agricultural leaders. This funding is available through the Food and Agricultural Sciences National Needs Graduate and Postgraduate Fellowship Grants Program (NNF).
“In the next few… Read more »
NEWS RELEASE
Texas Health and Human Services Commission
Charles Smith
Executive Commissioner
Date: Aug. 3, 2016
Contact: Bryan Black, 512-424-6951
Medicaid Will Pay for Mosquito Repellent to Fight Zika
AUSTIN – Texas Medicaid will cover the cost of mosquito repellent for women who are between the ages of 10 and 45 or pregnant, HHS Executive Commissioner Charles… Read more »
U.S. Congressmen Kurt Schrader (D-Oregon), Jim Cooper (D-Tennessee), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) and Collin Peterson (D-Minnesota) introduced legislation Thursday to make the phase-in of the new federal overtime rule more gradual.
As it stands now, the rule, which will go into effect on Dec. 1, updates the threshold at which salaried "white collar" employees are eligible for… Read more »