In a rare bipartisan compromise on illegal immigration, the next federal budget will provide nearly $1 billion in funding for Mexico and Central America to help stop the flow of undocumented migrants to the United States, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar announced Wednesday.
Cuellar, a Laredo Democrat, said he worked closely with Republican U.S. Rep. Kay Granger of Fort Worth in securing the… Read more »
Appropriations have been made for the construction of a new federal courthouse.
Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, announced Wednesday morning the inclusion of nearly $948 million in the Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations omnibus package for federal courthouse projects.
Cuellar's press secretary Riley Brands said this money includes funding for the construction of a new federal… Read more »
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National Guard Cyber Unit coming to S.A. (San Antonio Express-News)
San Antonio has been chosen for one of the National Guard’s 13 new cyber units.
The decision was celebrated by U.S. Reps. Will Hurd, Joaquín Castro, Henry Cuellar and Lamar Smith, all of whom requested “Cyber City, USA” be considered for the new units.
“The cyber threats our nation faces are real and it makes me… Read more »
Express-News Editorial Board
Published 6:28 pm, Thursday, December 10, 2015
Photo: JERRY LARA /San Antonio Express-News
Michael Fuentes, 24, adjusts his cap while outside the Cubanos en Libertad house in West Laredo last week. The house provides rest and food for Cuban refugees who enter the U.S. at the Laredo Port of Entry. But the so-called ‘wet-foot, dry-foot’ policy, which… Read more »
By ERIC WOLFF
11/30/15 10:00 AM EST
With help from Darren Goode, Kalina Oroschakoff, and Alex Guillén
ARE YOU READY FOR DECEMBERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR? The Paris Climate talks start in earnest today, and Congress has a stack of energy business, from disapproving of the EPA resolutions to fighting over EPA riders in a spending bill and on to a major energy and… Read more »
Jordanis Perez, 31, center, waits for help at Catholic Charities in Houston with fellow Cuban immigrants.
(Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times)
Molly Hennessy-FiskeContact Reporter
When Jordanis Perez fled Havana this spring for the United States, he decided his best chances weren't by boat to Florida, but by a route increasingly favored by thousands of Cuban migrants—… Read more »
Wed, Nov 25 2015, 07:22 PM EST
The disturbing story of children who were supposed to be placed into a safe home, but instead were placed into an abusive situation was brought to you exclusively on News 4 last night. Now, local lawmakers who saw that story are hoping to make a change.
"a situation where there are strong allegations have been made and we are certainly going to… Read more »
By: Valerie Gonzalez - Email
Updated: Wed 10:25 PM, Nov 25, 2015
LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - Syrian refugees coming to Texas are not receiving a warm welcome.
In light of the Paris terror attacks, refugees who show up at the border are being taken to detention centers, due to the perceived terror threat.
And for those who do make it across, the state is asking community… Read more »
The number of unaccompanied children who were apprehended or surrendered to law enforcement on the southwest border dropped by more than 40 percent in the fiscal 2015 year, according to updated federal statistics.
But one border lawmaker says that figure doesn't tell the whole story, as the total number of children surges to more than 60,000 when those who crossed with at least one… Read more »
