Encuentro de dos Alcaldes Por: Primitivo López El Día Lunes 27 de Junio del 2016 La Nota se ha leido 366 veces. 31 en este Día. * Cabeza de Vaca en Laredo, Texas * Seis años sin Rodolfo Torre Cantú * Finanzas Sanas” CCR Formal fue sólo en la vestimenta, de traje y corbata, y más bien fue informal, de acercamiento en el primer encuentro que tuvieron este lunes el alcalde (Mayor) de… Read more »

Chamber of Commerce Endorses Nebraska Democrat Pro-business group rarely backs Democrats for federal office     In a rare move, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce backed a Democrat for Congress on Monday.   Nebraska Rep. Brad Ashford, one of this year's most vulnerable incumbents , earned the pro-business group's endorsement at an event in the state's 2nd… Read more »

Esperan fondos contra bloqueos Propuesta daría al gobierno 25 millones de dólares para atacar el problema de congestión vehicular a causa de los trenes en distintos puntos de la ciudad Si el Congreso de Estados Unidos aprueba una propuesta de Henry Cuellar, se destinarán 25 millones de dólares para atacar el grave problema de la congestión ferroviaria que causa bloqueos de cruceros… Read more »

Cruz-McConnell tension flares anew as GOP leader casts Texan as bit player in Senate Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has had a rocky relationship — to put it mildly — with Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. In McConnell’s new memoir, Cruz is “not a significant part of my story,” the majority leader said. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON… Read more »

TAMIU hosts Outreach Recruitment event The Texas A&M International University hosted a Recruitment Outreach event at the Student Center on Thursday. Students, along with members of the community, took part in the event - talking directly to professionals about their experiences working in their respective fields, and learning about career opportunities in the area. "Normally, I… Read more »

Today Congressman Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of $265 million in the federal government funding package to assist states and localities that incur costs for incarcerating undocumented criminals and assist with border security. “The omnibus appropriations act which provides government funding through September 2016 includes $210 million for the State Criminal Alien… Read more »

After years of legislative gridlock on energy policy, Congress is on the verge of approving a historic compromise giving both parties key wins in what has become a ceaseless war of attrition between fossil fuels and renewable interests. The blockbuster omnibus and tax package that could be signed into law as early as this weekend would repeal the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports,… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that the Fiscal Year 2016 government funding bill includes more than $897 million worth of support for Mexico and Central America, provisions that he and Kay Granger (R-TX-12), chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, have fought for. The omnibus includes $750 million in funding to implement the United… Read more »

Sen. John Cornyn expressed confidence Thursday that a federal spending bill that includes funding for a new federal courthouse in San Antonio will pass the full Congress. The $1.1 trillion omnibus bill’s language was made public this week and is slated for a vote by the House and Senate on Friday, according to Cornyn, R-Texas. After a lobbying effort by federal judges, city and… Read more »

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to delay by two years the start of new ozone standards announced by the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year. The bill would require the EPA to delay implementation of the new standards for two years so the agency can study how foreign pollution affects ozone levels in areas that would not be in compliance with the new standards. Ozone… Read more »