Three school districts in the Mission area will receive millions in federal funds that will help them prepare students in meeting state academic standards The La Joya, Mission and Sharyland school districts received a combined 37,881,283 in federal funds from the Department of Education, according to a news release. La Joya ISD received the biggest portion of the money… Read more »

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - An airport of the future is the goal the Laredo International Airport says it’s trying to achieve with its new terminal improvement plan. Some of the renovations include moving the security checkpoint to allow for more room, offering more food and drink options, and modernizing the bathrooms. “We know the bones of this terminal are great, but we want to improve the… Read more »

For a few days last spring, Amy Guadiar was able to take her mind off the shoppers from Mexico her store has been missing since the COVID-19 pandemic struck the borderland. The government’s one-time stimulus checks, issued in April, briefly brought shoppers from El Paso back to Contigo, a downtown El Paso garment store that’s suffered financially since the Trump administration closed… Read more »

With necessity being the mother of invention, the fifth edition of the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Laredo adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic with a hybrid event Saturday featuring a virtual opening ceremony, a drive-through Promise Garden hosted at Texas A&M International University and participants walking remotely while sharing the experience through an app and social media. “The walk… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, announced this week $59,004 in federal funding for the Laredo Police Department. Cuellar said that these funds, which are allocated through the Department of Justice’s Byrne Justice Assistance Grants, will be used to ensure law enforcement has the tools, programs, personnel and resources necessary to protect and serve the region. “When it comes to… 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 »

Rep. Henry Cuellar announced Wednesday with TAMIU that the university would receive $435,020 in federal funds for their work in studying gang violence in New Jersey. According to Cuellar, the funding will allow TAMIU professors along with graduate and undergraduate researchers to participate in the study of the dynamics of guns and gang violence, which is expected to help inform policy… Read more »

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MISSION, Texas – Killam Development’s real estate manager believes the much-anticipated Shary Village Industrial Park in Mission is now on the fast track. Rolando Ortiz participated in a webinar hosted by Congressman Henry Cuellar last week. During the webinar, Cuellar announced $3 million in federal funding for Mission Economic Development Corporation. Cuellar said these funds will… Read more »

McALLEN — COVID-19’s impact on the local economy and the federal government’s restrictions on international travel have left city leaders facing a projected $7.2 million deficit for the upcoming fiscal year.  On Friday, the Department of Homeland Security announced it was extending its limits on international travel for non-essential visitors at land ports of entry until at least… Read more »