U.S. Legislation for Crude Exports Approved The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved bipartisan legislation on Thursday that will promote U.S. energy leadership by lifting a 1970s-era ban on crude exports. Chairman Emeritus Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the legislation which is expected to be considered by the full house later this month. “The ban on ... Read more »
Oil exports bill gets bipartisan support, passes out of Energy and Commerce Committee The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a mark-up of H.R. 702, which would lift the nearly 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports on Thursday, Sept. 17. Only one amendment was adopted in committee, Dist. 29 U.S. Rep. Gene Green’s (D-TX) Savings Provision. The provision would grant authority to the President of... Read more »
UTRGV looks to expand partnerships to provide health care for veterans HARLINGEN – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are looking into ways they can collaborate to improve healthcare access for area veterans. The UTRGV Regional Academic Health Center was the venue Monday morning for two roundtable discussions – one with community leaders and anoth... Read more »
Cuellar meets with V.A. secretary in the Valley Posted: Wed 7:43 PM, Sep 16, 2015 By: Justin J. Reyes LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - Congressman Henry Cuellar met with the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs about improving healthcarein South Texas. The group toured the V.A. facility in Harlingen, which is part of the samenetwork as the V.A. clinic in Laredo. They also talked to staff from the UTRG... Read more »
KXOF News 09/16/2015 11:43 AM Congressman Henry Cuellar along with Governor Greg Abbott and Senator John Cornyn visited Harlingen and McAllen to met to discuss issues relaing to veteran health care. VIDEO: http://www.mylaredofox.com/2015/09/16/texas-leaders-address-veterans-concerns/ Read more »
By admin | on 16 septiembre, 2015 | Laredo, Texas.- El congresista Henry Cuellar asistió a la gran apertura de la nueva $ 6,100,000 Departamento de Seguridad (DPS) Crime Lab Pública con el representante estatal Richard P. Raymond, DPS director Steven C. McCraw Texas, Mayor Pete Sáenz, y otros líderes locales y estatales. El laboratorio del crimen es el resultado del trabajo en equipo entre los gob... Read more »
Por staff - septiembre 16, 2015 Agencia: Prensa Multimedia Laredo, Texas.- El congresista Henry Cuellar asistió a la gran apertura de la nueva $ 6,100,000 Departamento de Seguridad (DPS) Crime Lab Pública con el representante estatal Richard P. Raymond, DPS director Steven C. McCraw Texas, Mayor Pete Sáenz, y otros líderes locales y estatales. El laboratorio del crimen es el resultado del trabajo ... Read more »
House Vote May Signal the Beginning of the End of Oil Export Ban Brian Wingfield and Catherine TraywickSep 16, 2015 3:57 pm ET (Bloomberg) -- House Republicans will test Thursday whether a once-unthinkable goal of U.S. energy producers could become reality: the end of a 40-year ban on exporting oil. A mainstay of U.S. energy policy since the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s, the export limits have be... Read more »
VA Secretary McDonald’s RGV visit in Pictures HARLINGEN, RGV – Rio Grande Valley veterans finally got to meet the head of the VA on Monday when cabinet secretary Robert McDonald visited Harlingen and McAllen. Valley veterans’ leaders have been pressing for such a meeting for many years. The visit was organized by U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, who accompanied McDonald on visits to the Veterans Administrat... Read more »
LAREDO GETS STATE-OF-THE-ART CRIME LAB, SECURED BY RAYMOND ALONGSIDE LOCAL OFFICIALS LAREDO, TEXAS – Representative Richard Peña Raymond (Laredo), Chairman of the House Committee on Human Services, joined local officials, city and county law enforcement for the grand opening of the new Oscar “O.J.” Hale Crime Lab. As Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations during the 81st Texas Legi... Read more »
