Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that Webb County has received $3.3 million in federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security’s Stonegarden program to support local law enforcement.  This is an increase from the Fiscal Year 2013 amount of almost $2.8 million.  Statewide, Texas received $23.1 million law enforcement funding, an increase from $18 million… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that the Border Trade Alliance and the South Texas Property Rights Association have endorsed the Humane Act, legislation jointly sponsored by Rep. Cuellar and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to address the border crisis.  The Humane Act would: ·         Treat all unaccompanied minors equally under… Read more »

On Monday, July 21st, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) joined American Legion Post 38 to present seven awards to Wilson County veteran, Mr. Pedro Devora.  Mr. Devora contacted Congressman Cuellar’s office last November to inquire about awards he did not receive upon his discharge from the Navy.  Rep. Cuellar’s constituent caseworker worked with the Department of the Navy to… Read more »

This past week, Congressman Henry Cuellar succeeded in reinstating $5 million in federal funding to the United States-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program for Fiscal Year 2015.  The U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program provides grant assistance to underserved communities along the US-Mexico border for the planning, design and construction of infrastructure to provide… Read more »

Tomorrow, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), member of the House Appropriations Subcommittee on Homeland Security, and U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, the Ranking Member of the Senate Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration, Refugees, and Border Security, will introduce the Helping Unaccompanied Minors and Alleviating National Emergency (HUMANE) Act, legislation designed to reform current… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (DTX-28) joined the United States Department of Agriculture to break ground on a $6.2 million federally funded project to renovate the Ebony Street drainage system in Roma. These Rural Development funds will be used for storm drainage construction to correct major flooding to residents in the area on Ebony Road. This will improve community access, as well… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced today that he has successfully included language in the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Bill that will direct the Department of Defense to create an inventory of all overseas military installations and property in an effort to prioritize the closing of overseas bases before any domestic bases.  This report will be used in future Defense… Read more »

Last week, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) successfully included language in the FY15 Homeland Security Appropriations bill that calls for a review of Customs and Border Protection officer training to ensure agents act with the highest degree of professionalism. This new language requires the Commissioner of the Customs and Border Protection to review training manuals and coursework as… Read more »

Within one week of meeting one on one with Honduran Ambassador to the United States, Jorge Milla Reyes, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) will be joined this Saturday by the First Lady of Honduras, Ana Garcia de Hernandez as well as Ambassador Milla Reyes to tour the Border Patrol Facility in McAllen and the Lackland Air Force Base in San Antonio that is housing unaccompanied… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) released the following statement today on the passage of the State, Foreign Operations and Related Programs Fiscal Year 2015 budget out of Committee: “This week, I worked with the Appropriations Committee to boost funding and support to Mexico and Central America that will increase our ability to stem the flow of illegal immigration and unaccompanied… Read more »