Cuellar: 20 years after NAFTA, investing in trade more important than ever Last Updated:25 February 2014 By Henry Cuellar U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo. … Read more »

Anuncian propuesta para conectar estados POR PHILIP BALLI TIEMPO DE LAREDO Published: Monday, February 24, 2014 6:56 PM CST La Interestatal 69 es la propuesta de una carretera nacional de 1.600 millas que conectaría a Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana y Texas. El Comisionado de… Read more »

Congressman Cuellar urges site cleanup Aldo Amato Laredo Morning Times Published: Today Federal officials are attempting to get a hazardous material site that has been a concern for years cleaned up by the end of this year. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar issued a statement Wednesday urging a quicker cleanup of the Anzon Smelter site, located in Northwest Laredo off Mines Road. A.I.… Read more »

Mayorkas pushes efforts to secure borders and ease travel On Wednesday, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to McAllen to tour border operations. Mayorkas received briefings on the Department’s efforts to secure the border while facilitating lawful travel and trade, and met with state and local law enforcement officials. McAllen Mayor Jim Darling was in… Read more »

Azerbaijan ambassador to visit university By Special to the Times Published: Thursday, February 20, 2014 8:28 PM CST   Texas A&M International University students will welcome Friday a special visitor to the campus: Azerbaijan ambassador to the United States Elin Suleymanov. At 2:30 p.m. at the TAMIU Student Center, he will present a guest lecture dubbed “The… Read more »

Improvements announced for Laredo Port of Entry LAREDO, Texas (AP) - A South Texas border crossing will be getting a nearly $62 million upgrade. Federal and local officials on Tuesday announced plans to overhaul the Laredo Port of Entry that links Texas and Mexico. Congress has allocated funds for expansion and modernization of two of the four ports of entry at Laredo. The projects… Read more »

Officials announce upgrades for two bridges By Aldo Amato Laredo Morning Times Published: Tuesday, February 18, 2014 4:44 PM CST U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar and federal officials announced Tuesday a multi-million dollar improvement plan for two of Laredo’s busiest international bridges. Cuellar was joined by Dan Tangherlini, administrator for the General Services Administration,… Read more »

Congresista Cuellar Pide Apoyo al Presidente de los Estados Unidos   El Congresista Federal por el Distrito 28, Henry Cuéllar,  insistió al Presidente Barack Obama para aprobar los planes para la construcción del oleoducto Keystone que correría desde Canadá hasta Texas. El oleoducto se había retrasado debido a múltiples preocupaciones ambientales, sin embargo el estudio de… Read more »

Improvements planned for Laredo Port of Entry Posted: Feb 18, 2014 1:07 AM ESTUpdated: Feb 18, 2014 6:39 AM EST LAREDO, Texas (AP) - A South Texas border crossing will be getting an upgrade. Federal and local officials on Tuesday are scheduled to announce funding and plans for improvements to the Laredo Port of Entry. Deputy Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas and… Read more »

Funds Will Boost Traffic at Laredo International Bridges After years of beefing up border security, the Department of Homeland Security will be in Laredo today to announce $62 million in improvements to improve the operations of the international bridges to smooth commerce between the U.S. and Mexico, 1200 WOAI news reports.   The Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security and the… Read more »