Mission Housing Authority receives $54K in federal funds
By Jose De Leon III | February 10, 2020
A program at the Mission Housing Authority dedicated to ensuring tenants are able to get back on their feet received federal funds last week.
During a press conference at the Mission Housing Authority, state Rep. Henry Cuellar presented the local agency with a… Read more »
A boy runs to watch participants in the annual San Antonio River Foundation Mission Reach Flotilla Festival in April 2019. Credit: Bonnie Arbittier / Rivard Report
Seven years after work on the Mission Reach project ended, Bexar County is set to receive its final reimbursement from the federal government.
The U.S. Army Corps of… Read more »
Lawmaker balks at annual cost to operate border surveillance blimps dubbed ‘eyes in the sky’
By: Sandra Sanchez
Posted: Feb 10, 2020 / 05:24 PM GMT-0600 / Updated: Feb 12, 2020 / 10:48 AM GMT-0600
EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to clarify that there are two types of aerostat systems: the larger more permanent Tethered Aerostat Radar System… Read more »
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas (Border Report) — A South Texas congressman has proposed starting a federally funded trust to help border communities upgrade and fix existing land ports, and it’s an idea that is going over well with bridge owners and municipalities in South Texas.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, told Border Report on Thursday that he’s working with congressional leaders to gain… Read more »
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas (CBS 4) — President Donald Trump will deliver his annual State of the Union address Tuesday on Capitol Hill and one local teenager will be front and center to see history for himself.
It's the chance of a lifetime for 18-year-old Alex Rodriguez, a senior at Rio Grande City High School, who was selected by U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar as his guest for the… Read more »
HIDALGO COUNTY, Texas (CBS 4) — Congressman Henry Cuellar announced Friday over $149,000 in Department of Housing and Urban Development Funding for housing resources is coming to Hidalgo County and the City of Mission.
Cuellar said that through the Family Self-Sufficiency program, the Housing Authority of the County of Hidalgo will receive $95,306 and the Mission Housing Authority… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced the extension of the application deadline for the FY 2020 Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (DHSI) Grant Competition from February 10, 2020 to February 24, 2020. In the 2020 final spending bill, Congressman Cuellar secured over $313.9 million for Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), a $69.1 million increase from… Read more »
WASHINGTON — Congressman Henry Cuellar announced Tuesday that $30,605,083 in federal funds have been secured from the Department of Education for several schools in Bexar County.
East Central, Randolph, Judson and North East Independent School Districts will all receive a portion of the money that was authorized under Title I Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education… Read more »
MISSION, Texas – Congressman Henry Cuellar recently held a news conference at the Center for Education & Economic Development in Mission to discuss a range of subjects including border security and immigration.
The Laredo Democrat referenced congressional action on the border wall, NAFTA, the North American Development Bank, stopping illegal firearms from being smuggled into Mexico,… Read more »
WESLACO – Three Hidalgo County school districts will receive nearly $38 million, a Texas congressman announced on Tuesday.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, announced on Thursday the $37,953,551 grant will assist the Mission, La Joya, and Sharyland school districts.
According to the news release, the Title I grants will assist schools in ensuring that all children meet state academic… Read more »
