WASHINGTON– Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $545,485 in federal funds from the Department of Education for Cotulla Independent School District. The federal funds authorized under Title I Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provide financial assistance to school districts for services that improve the teaching and learning of children at risk of not… Read more »

WASHINGTON– Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $35,145,825 in federal funds from the Department of Education for United, Laredo and Webb Consolidated Independent School Districts. The federal funds authorized under Title I Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provide financial assistance to school districts for services that improve the teaching and learning… Read more »

WASHINGTON– Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $2,642,905 in federal funds from the Department of Education for Zapata County Independent School District. The federal funds authorized under Title I Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provide financial assistance to school districts for services that improve the teaching and learning of children at risk of… Read more »

WASHINGTON– Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $11,336,910 in federal funds from the Department of Education for Rio Grande City Consolidated, Roma and San Isidro Independent School Districts. The federal funds authorized under Title I Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, provide financial assistance to school districts for services that improve the teaching… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released FBI crime statistics from 2019 demonstrating that border communities are safer than non-border major cities in the United States. “As someone who lives and raises their family on the border, I have found the rhetoric about our southern border offers little resemblance to what is on the ground,” said Congressman… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement after the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit ruled in the case of House of Representatives v. Steve Mnuchin, et al. that the House has standing to pursue its litigation against the Trump Administration’s attempt to transfer appropriated funds to build a wall on the southern border: “The… Read more »

Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $435,020 in federal funds to Texas A&M International University (TAMIU). This funding, awarded through the National Institute of Justice’s Investigator-Initiated Research and Evaluation on Firearm Violence grant program, will be used to map the networks of gang violence in New Jersey and investigate the role of firearm violence… Read more »

Washington, D.C.—This week, the United States is celebrating its longstanding history of supporting small businesses and entrepreneurship through National Small Business Week. To mark the occasion, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) pays tribute to the vital role that small businesses in serving the American economy. “I stand with small businesses in South Texas and across the county as… Read more »

Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $59,004 in federal funding for City of Laredo’s Police Department. These funds, allocated through the Department of Justice’s Byrne Justice Assistance Grants (JAG), will be used to ensure our law enforcement has the tools, programs, personnel and resources necessary to protect and serve the region. “When it comes to the safety of… Read more »

Laredo, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement regarding the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to extend the limitation of non-essential travel at land ports of entry on the U.S.-Mexico border through October 21st. This announcement comes days after the U.S. State Department decided to lower its travel advisory for Mexico to a Level 3… Read more »