SAN ANTONIO - San Antonio is one of several South Texas locations where volunteers will participate in a COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial. Moderna and the National Institutes of Health announced on Monday that the third phase of testing on a COVID-19 vaccine is getting underway with 30,000 volunteers. That includes three clinical trial sites at Clinical Trials of Texas in San Antonio,… Read more »

AUSTIN, Texas (KVEO) — Governor Greg Abbott has announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and President Trump have approved a Federal Emergency Declaration request for Texas. “I thank President Trump and our partners at FEMA for their quick response in granting this Federal Emergency Declaration,” said Governor Abbott. FEMA has been authorized to provide emergency… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar says the State of Texas is hoarding COVID-19 related monies received from the federal government that should be going to local communities and school districts. On a conference call with reporters last Thursday, Cuellar said it is hard to know how much money has been kept back because he is still waiting for more information from Gov. Greg… Read more »

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — A coalition of federal lawmakers from the Texas border are calling on congressional leaders to give special consideration to border regions in upcoming COVID-19 response and relief measures currently being debated in Congress. In a letter sent earlier this week to the leaders of the House and Senate, four border lawmakers urged the leaders of the House… Read more »

McALLEN, Texas (Border Report) — On the verge of being terminated as recently as May, a decades-old program that leases grazing land to South Texas ranchers along the Rio Grande could now get an additional $500,000 boost from Congress. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas (Courtesy Photo) The House Appropriations Committee earlier this month voted to add the funds, which would help… Read more »

SAN ANTONIO - Rep. Henry Cuellar announced Monday more than $2.6 million in federal COVID-19 emergency funding for local first responders. According to a press release, Congressmen Cuellar said a total of $2,688,293 in federal funds will be awarded to assist San Antonio in efforts to prevent, prepare for and respond to the COVID-19 pandemic. “We must all work together to protect our… Read more »

LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) -As resources for the coronavirus become scarce, federal, state, and local representatives are working to bring more help to the Gateway City. COVID-19 cases in Laredo are on the rise, with Webb County surpassing its 3,000th case this week. To help stop the spread, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that local hospitals should expect assistance from the federal… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced Friday the securing of $27.4 million for a new Air and Marine Operations hangar facility through the 2021 Homeland Security Appropriations bill. The new facility is expected to create jobs and follow the design of a similar facility in Yuma, Arizona that will house aviation from various federal law enforcement entities. The new facility will… Read more »

Laredo’s Rep. Henry Cuellar on Friday announced a spate of exceptions to the border wall that have been included in the Department of Homeland Security’s appropriations bill for next fiscal year. Along with sites that had previously been excluded from border wall construction in past legislation, such as the Santa Ana Wildlife Refuge and historic cemeteries, Cuellar has now added… Read more »

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Nexstar) — The U.S. borders with our neighbors to the north and south will remain closed for another month. Acting U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Chad Wolf said Thursday that travel restrictions have been extended through August because of the continuing threat posed by the coronavirus. The decision comes as the state with the longest international border — Texas… Read more »