Governor Greg Abbott and Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Jeh Johnson requesting detailed information on DHS’s decision to cut resources for aerial-based border security support in a program known as Operation Phalanx. DHS’s request for Aerial Detection, Situational Awareness and Monitoring Capability support for… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Dr. Ray M. Keck III, president of Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), and Serving Children and Adolescents in Need (SCAN) announced a $900,000 federal grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, (SAMHSA) Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, to TAMIU-SCAN to… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Laredo Community College (LCC) President Juan L. Maldonado announced a $1.1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to LCC Student Support Services (SSS). The grant will be distributed over five years ($220,000 per year) and will help continue to increase the academic success of students at LCC who are low-income,… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced two grants from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Airport Improvement Program to the Laredo International Airport totaling $13.5 million.
The first grant is for $6 million and will be used to mitigate airport noise in the residential area adjacent to the airport by providing sound insulation for 60 residences in close vicinity… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), along with Congressman Bill Shuster (R-PA-9), chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee; Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX-23); Bexar County Judge Nelson Wolff; and members of the San Antonio City Council met at San Antonio City Hall to announce nearly $933 million worth of Bexar County highway projects that could be funded… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), along with Congressman Bill Shuster (R-PA-9), chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, and representatives from the City of Laredo and the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT), announced today nearly $100 million in federal funds for eligible highway projects in Webb County under the new federal highway… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the second year of a four-year, $2 million federal grant to tackle HIV/AIDS in Laredo. The first budget year’s grant amount was $500,000.
The grant, which runs from 2014 to 2018, is for a total of $2 million and was awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) to help the City of Laredo Health… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) took a key step forward in improving customer service at federal agencies. The congressman successfully included language in the recent government funding bill that calls on the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) to explain to Congress how it will ensure greater performance across the government and better customer service, a goal the… Read more »
Today, Congressmen Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Filemon Vela (D-TX-34), and Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX-15) welcomed seven of their House Democratic colleagues to the Rio Grande Valley. Visiting are Brad Ashford of Nebraska, Sanford Bishop of Georgia, Jim Costa of California, Gwen Graham of Florida, Kurt Schrader of Oregon, Kyrsten Sinema of Arizona, and Mike Thompson of California.
“We welcome… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) offered his thoughts on President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address delivered Tuesday evening.
The address touched on a number of topics but centered on four main questions:
• How do we give everyone a fair shot at opportunity and security in this new economy?
• How do we make technology work for us, and not against us –… Read more »
