by Luis Montoya
LAREDO, Texas – It’s an issue former Laredo Mayor Betty Flores has complained about before – the lack of respect some Customs officers show to visitors crossing land ports of entry on the Texas-Mexico border.
Now, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has passed legislation that requires Customs and Border Protection to review the training it gives staff on how to handle… Read more »
Judith Rayo
LAREDO MORNING TIMES
Dream and think big. Pursue your interests and never give up.
That was the message NASA astronaut Serena M. Auñon gave to a group of sixth-grade female students Friday afternoon.
Auñon was a guest speaker at the Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, or STEM, Alliance event at Texas A&M International University.
To show what a little… Read more »
Por: Francisco Díaz
Para este veterano de la guerra de Vietnam, recibir servicios médicos en un hospital de Laredo era un sueño largamente esperado y que ayer por fin se hizo realidad.
Gracias a una sociedad entre el Departamento de Veteranos y el Laredo Medical Center, con el apoyo del congresista Henry Cuellar, veteranos de guerra residentes en esta área ya pueden recibir servicios… Read more »
Por: Francisco Díaz
El evento del Señor Internacional 2015 resultó uno de los más exitosos en sus 37 años de historia y gracias al poder de convocatoria de los dos personajes que fueron nominados por parte de la organización Lulac Concilio 12, se reunieron más fondos para becas a estudiantes locales.
Enrique Martínez y Martínez, secretario de Sagarpa en México, y el congresista… Read more »
Posted: Tue 4:21 PM, Feb 24, 2015
By: Matt McGovern
It's getting a lot more convenient for veterans to receive medical care in Laredo.
The announcement was made saying veterans will be allowed to have hospital stays at the Laredo Medical Center.
Previously, veterans had to go to San Antonio for hospital stays.
Laredo Medical Center and the Department of Veterans Affairs… Read more »
Posted on Feb 24, 2015
Special to The Laredo Sun
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced the expansion of new health care services at the Laredo VA Outpatient Clinic on Tuesday. The new services feature the option for in-patient hospital stays for the first time in history, thanks to a partnership with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), Laredo Medical Center and community… Read more »
Two U.S. lawmakers from Texas said Monday they want to name the federal courthouse in Laredo after a local, longstanding judge.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Henry Cuellar announced that they intend to introduce legislation to rename the Laredo Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse the “George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse.”
Kazen has been a U.S. district… Read more »
Updated: Mon 10:43 PM, Feb 23, 2015
By: Valerie Gonzalez Email
Local veterans will now have more options when it comes to where they can receive medical attention. The changes have just taken effect, and the official announcement will come Tuesday at the Texas Valley Coast Bend Health Care System.
The fighting in Vietnam may have ended 40 years ago, but Valentin Cuellar still… Read more »
Alex Brown
February 23, 2015
For weeks, Democrats in Washington have warned that any short-term funding measure to keep the Homeland Security Department open would be irresponsible—and even dangerous. But they may well vote for it anyway.
With just days until the agency's funding expires, some lawmakers have privately floated a short-term continuing resolution as a means of averting an… Read more »
