Border Wall Contract Awarded for 14-Mile Section Near Laredo
U.S. Customs and Border Protection awarded a new $275 million contract for the construction of a 14-mile long border wall section near Laredo.
DANIEL FRIEND MAY 11, 2020
Construction crews work to erect levee wall system in a remote area south of Weslaco, Texas in the U.S. Border Patrol’s Rio Grande… Read more »
Congressman Cuellar announces over $3.6 million for UTRGV and STC
Posted: May 6, 2020 / 11:14 AM CDT / Updated: May 6, 2020 / 11:14 AM CDT
MISSION, Texas – Congressman Henry Cuellar announced $3,676,935 in federal funds for colleges and universities in the Rio Grande Valley. The congressman’s press release said this funding was awarded through Higher Education… Read more »
StandardAero awarded massive Air Force contract for jet maintenance
By Jeannette E. Garcia – Reporter, San Antonio Business Journal
May 5, 2020, 4:06pm CDT Updated May 6, 2020, 12:12pm CDT
The San Antonio office of StandardAero was awarded a $237.39 million Air Force contract to provide maintenance, repair and overhaul the… Read more »
Congressman Cuellar announces Federal Funds for Mission Housing Authority
Posted: May 4, 2020 / 10:25 AM CDT / Updated: May 4, 2020 / 10:25 AM CDT
MISSION, Texas – Congressman Henry Cuellar announced $89,602 in federal funds for the Mission Housing Authority. In a statement from the congressman’s office, the funds were awarded through the Coronavirus… Read more »
Pleasanton to hold two critical funding webinars
By Noel Wilkerson-Holmes | on May 01, 2020
The City of Pleasanton, U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) San Antonio District Office, Office of Congressman Henry Cuellar, Pleasanton Chamber of Commerce, and the Pleasanton Express, will host a COVID-19 Business Funding Webinar, on Tuesday, May 12, 2020, at 10:30… Read more »
Congressman Cuellar announces Federal Funds to La Joya Housing Authority
Posted: May 1, 2020 / 03:03 PM CDT / Updated: May 1, 2020 / 03:03 PM CDT
LA JOYA, Texas – Henry Cuellar announced $14,962 in federal funds for the La Joya Housing Authority.
The press release from the congressman’s office said the funds, awarded through the Coronavirus Aid, Relief,… Read more »
Rep. Cuellar announces pilot program that will allow food stamps to be used online
by SBG San Antonio Staff Reports
Thursday, April 23rd 2020
SAN ANTONIO - Those families that receive SNAP benefits will soon be able to order food online.
Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced on Thursday that Texas has been approved for the new SNAP online purchasing program.
The new… Read more »
LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - The City of Laredo will receive thousands of dollars in federal funds to help combat another virus.
More than $53,000 in federal funding is going towards the city's efforts to fight HIV and Aids during the pandemic.
District 28 Congressman Henry Cuellar says the spread of coronavirus in the US is threatening efforts to combat existing health challenges like HIV… Read more »
White House taps members of Congress to advise on reopening economy
The group includes Republicans and Democrats.
The White House asked several Senate Republicans to be on the task force, including Senate HELP Committee Chairman Lamar Alexander. | Mark Wilson/Getty Images
By MARIANNE LEVINE, SARAH FERRIS and MELANIE… Read more »
LAREDO, TX (KGNS) - Students and schools struggling to pay for expenses during the COVID-19 disruption of operations will see some relief in the form of over $19 million.
TAMIU, Laredo College, Laredo Beauty College, Laredo Chi Academy, and the South Texas Training Center were each awarded a part of the funding that comes from the federal Coronavirus Aid Relief and Economic Security… Read more »
