Oregon Democratic Rep. Kurt Schrader and three fellow congressmen have introduced a bill that, says Schrader, would make the phase-in of new overtime rules more "reasonable." The Department of Labor had proposed new rules in May that raise the threshold for employees who are exempt from overtime pay from $23,660 to $47,476. The rules take effect Dec. 1. This is the first time since… Read more »

En este año electoral en Estados Unidos queremos compartirte los valores que nos hacen mejores personas; de mano de los Congresistas Hispanos te recordamos que vivir con valores muestra lo que vales. Un video Mexicanal, 8/3: Educación (Education) - Henry Cuellar Read more »

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Fort Worth District and the City of Laredo broke ground Tuesday on an ecosystem restoration project along the Rio Grande, which will create a habitat for several animals listed on the federal endangered species list. “We are deploying our great engineering force of highly disciplined people to help Laredo recover this valuable riverside resource they had… Read more »

Two potential South Texas routes were selected for further study, according to [Rep. Henry] Cuellar. The first would originate in San Antonio and travel south outside of existing transportation corridors to a station near the Laredo-Columbia Solidarity Bridge. That route would then cross on a new railway bridge to join a new rail line which would continue to Monterrey, Mexico. Cuellar… Read more »

San Antonio River Authority representatives and elected officials gathered Monday to announce the transfer of $6.2 million in Mission Reach reimbursement funds from the River Authority to the County. The funds, which were passed from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) to the River Authority, make up just over 10% of USACE’s $61.3 million total commitment to… Read more »

A high-speed rail could be passing through South Texas, according to a news release from U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s office that announced a study into the feasibility of a high-speed train throughout the state. The Federal Railroad Administration and the Texas Department of Transportation released 10 route options for a high-speed passenger rail service that would connect Oklahoma City,… Read more »

El proyecto para desarrollar la vía del tren rápido que conectará a Monterrey con San Antonio, Texas, se extendería hasta el estado de Oklahoma. La Administración Federal de Ferrocarril y el Departamento de Transporte de Texas identificó las 10 posibles rutas para conectar el servicio de Oklahoma hacia el sur de San Antonio, incluyendo Laredo. El congresista federal Henry Cuellar dijo… Read more »

Several local, state and federal officials have been on a worthy campaign lately to land McAllen a new federal courthouse in the upcoming years. The current downtown facility — in the iconic Bentsen Tower, which houses the U.S. District and Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas — no longer meets the demands of our growing region, especially with the explosion in… Read more »

The Federal Railroad Administration and Texas Department of Transportation have released 10 service and route options for high-speed passenger rail service that could connect San Antonio with Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Laredo and Oklahoma City, according to U.S. Rep. Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Texas. Those options were evaluated as part of the Tier 1 Draft Environmental… Read more »

El congresista federal por el Distrito 28, Henry Cuéllar, anunció el aseguramiento de 157.5 millones de dólares como parte del presupuesto del año fiscal 2017 de la ley de operaciones extranjeras y agencias relacionadas, esto permitirá reforzar la relación entre México y los Estados Unidos, este fondo es 10.5 millones más que lo autorizado en diciembre del año pasado. Además de estos… Read more »