Cuellar awarded for leadership and bipartisanship By Jorge A. Vela, LMTonline.com / Laredo Morning Times  Published 4:24 pm CDT, Thursday, June 11, 2020 Photo: Eric Connolly U.S. House Office Of Photography / Cuéllar     The United States Chamber of Commerce awarded Congressman… Read more »

BROWNSVILLE, Texas – The Texas Border Coalition is taking a different stance to U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar when it comes to re-opening the Texas-Mexico border to Mexican visa holders. While Cuellar favors merely a modification to the current restricted travel orders, the TBC wants the Trump administration to let them fully expire on June 22. TBC represents cities, counties, economic… Read more »

Hidalgo County awarded $4.2M for homeless residents By Editor | June 4, 2020  A grant that is part of the CARES Act will assist the county in aiding individuals and families who are homeless or in danger of becoming homeless. Hidalgo County was awarded a Homeless Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG-CV) in the amount of $4,242,374 that will be used to… Read more »

Valley representatives support local protests calling for positive change, share ideas to address issue June 02, 2020 9:44 PM in News - Local By: Christian Colón   Local protests and demonstrations grabbed the attention of the three congressmen who represent the Rio Grande Valley — Congressman Filemon Vela, Congressman Henry Cuellar and Congressman… Read more »

Laredo orphanage allows government to survey land for future border wall By Julia Wallace, LMTonline.com / Laredo Morning Times  Updated 8:54 am CDT, Monday, June 1, 2020 Photo: Christian Alejandro Ocampo /Laredo Morning Times File         IMAGE 1 OF 6 A… Read more »

PALMVIEW, Texas — In an effort to provide safe drinking water for residents, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced $6 million in North America Development Bank (NADB) funding for the Agua Special Utility District (SUD) project. This project will provide first-time access to wastewater collection and treatment services for nearly 2,000 households in Palmview. According to a release, the… Read more »

Texas elected leaders condemn the death of George Floyd as “horrific,” “senseless” In a TV interview Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott said said that the death of Floyd, a black man who was killed Monday in Minneapolis police custody, “should not have happened.” But Texas’ GOP congressional officials declined to comment on President Donald Trump’s “looting” tweet. BY ALEX… Read more »

On Wednesday, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce hosted Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) for a discussion about the $3 trillion Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act and efforts to safely open the economy. This virtual event marked the second installment of the Chamber’s 2020 Congressional Series. Congressman Cuellar kicked off the event by discussing… Read more »

MISSION, Texas (Border Report) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to build a “virtual wall,” rather than a metal wall, at three locations in South Texas that Congress has exempted from border wall construction, a congressman said Wednesday. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, vice-chairman of the House Appropriations Border Security… Read more »

Unlikely Allies Band Together In Laredo To Oppose The Border Wall May 26, 20201:53 PM ET JOHN BURNETT   An airboat from the South Border Patrol Station in Laredo, Texas, leaves to patrol the Rio Grande River near the Laredo checkpoint. Suzanne Cordeiro / AFP via Getty Images The federal government is planning to put 69 miles… Read more »