U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar was awarded the 2015 Outstanding Alumni Award at the 2015 American Association of Community Colleges Annual Convention in San Antonio. The award is given to individuals nominated by their community college who have excelled in their field and given back to their community.  Cuellar was nominated by Dr. Shirley Reed, president of South Texas College, who… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, was recently awarded the 2015 Outstanding Alumni Award at the 2015 American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) Annual Convention in San Antonio. The award is given to individuals nominated by their community college who have excelled in their field and given back to their community. Cuellar was in Washington voting the day of the award ceremony,… Read more »

Looking out from the sliver of Texas that he represents, running from San Antonio to Laredo and the Mexican border, Henry Cuellar has no doubt about where the economic opportunity lies.   “The world is getting more interconnected and 95 per cent of the global economy is outside our borders,” the congressman says. And for the US economy, and Texas, that means that trade is becoming… Read more »

 The city is somewhat in the midst of an economic development boom, Mayor Martin Cepeda proclaimed at the city’s second-ever State of the City address. About 200 people Thursday evening streamed into State Farm Arena to see “Hidalgo: Beginning a New Era.” After Cepeda gave a brief introduction in person, a 40-minute video in English and Spanish — with a guest list that included… Read more »

I have met with senators, congressmen, state representatives, the lieutenant governor, higher ups in state government, federal officials, Mexican elected officials, immigration experts and advocates, Obama White House administrators, aid workers and volunteers, CBP, Border Patrol and State Department officials, the U.S. ambassador to Mexico, Mexican ambassador officials, officials from… Read more »

Flanked by his parents, a senior at United High School accepted Friday his appointment to attend the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. Isidro Alaniz Jr., a nominee of U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, is in the United High School Engineering Magnet Program.   He will graduate in the top 10 percent of his class this spring. Alaniz, son of the Webb County district… Read more »

 In a logical world, President Obama's bid to negotiate a massive trade agreement with 11 Pacific Rim partners would find warm welcome in a Congress dominated by conservatives who, traditionally, embrace free trade in most forms. But a measure giving Obama authority to hammer out such a deal is blowing up normal alliances on Capitol Hill — including within the Texas delegation… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar announced Erika Escamilla, a senior at United High in Laredo, as the winner of the 2015 Congressional Art Competition for Texas’ 28th congressional district. Her winning entry is a beautiful pencil portrait of her grandmother entitled “Mi Abuela,” (my grandmother). The Congressional Art Competition gives the nation’s young artists the opportunity to compete to… Read more »

El presidente Juan Orlando Hernández expuso ayer los alcances del Plan Alianza para la Prosperidad que impulsa el Triángulo Norte de Centroamérica a varios congresistas demócratas y republicanos estadounidenses. En su tercer día en Washington y en el marco de una visita oficial, el mandatario dio a conocer la situación en derechos humanos, lucha contra el crimen organizado y combate a la… Read more »

A bill to end the ban on crude oil exports, which was originally introduced earlier this year by Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), continues to gain supporters. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) signed on as a co-sponsor Thursday morning making the legislative effort bipartisan. Rep. Barton issued the following statement after speaking to Rep. Cuellar: “I am excited to have Congressman Cuellar co-sponsor… Read more »