CUELLAR WORKING TO GET NEW FEDERAL COURTHOUSE FOR MCALLEN   U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar hopes to replicate the success he had in getting millions of dollars for a new federal courthouse in San Antonio, this time to assist McAllen. The Laredo Democrat says he has met with various federal officials to get the ball rolling. “My focus in 2016 is going to be on appropriations. With… Read more »

Sueña con ser congresista Anthony García fue seleccionado para presenciar el informe de gobierno de Obama en Washington; expresa como esto lo motiva a convertirse en Congresista Federal   La noche del pasado 12 de enero cambió la vida de Anthony García, un estudiante de quinto año en la primaria Henry Cuellar, quien ya piensa en seguir una carrera política para convertirse en… Read more »

City recognizes student who won trip to see State of the Union address By Laredo Morning Times City of Laredo Mayor Pete Saenz recently recognized Anthony Garcia, a fifth-grade student from Dr. Henry Cuellar Elementary School, who won an essay contest at his school for an opportunity to attend President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address as U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar’s… Read more »

Federal grant tackles HIV in city Laredo Morning Times Congressman Henry Cuellar announced Friday the second year of a four-year, $2 million federal grant to tackle HIV/AIDS in Laredo.   The first budget year’s grant amount was $500,000.   The grant, which runs from 2014 to 2018, is for a total of $2 million and was awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services… Read more »

Cubans cross into Laredo The first wave of Cuban migrants has arrived in Laredo.   About 8,000 of the migrants recently stranded in Central America have crossed the Mexican border into the United States, the Associated Press reported Friday. Some 180 migrants flew from Costa Rica to El Salvador, and have been making their way to the U.S., with the first reaching Laredo on… Read more »

Invierten 2 mdd para evitar el avance del Sida Podrán brindar más y mejores servicios gratuitos para la población Para combatir el avance del Sida en esta comunidad, el Departamento de Salud tiene un fondo de 2 millones de dólares que servirá para ofrecer más y mejores servicios gratuitos para la población y reducir la incidencia de esta enfermedad pues Webb es uno de los condados con… Read more »

Headed for the border Cuban migrants move north ASSOCIATED PRESS MEXICO CITY — Nearly 200 Cuban migrants who recently arrived in southern Mexico after being stranded several months in Costa Rica began making plans on Thursday to travel to the border with the United States. Earlier this month, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar said he traveled to the Costa Rican border to see… Read more »

VW bungles US trip By: Alan Katz and Jeff Plungis Washington - Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller’s visit to the US started with a bungled media interview in Detroit and ended in Washington on Wednesday with only a terse thanks-for-stopping-by message from regulators investigating the cheating scandal set to cost it billions of dollars. In between, authorities in California, with the… Read more »

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Rep. Henry Cuellar Helps Secure Funding for More Immigration Judges By Michael Marks on Wed, Jan 13, 2016    Rep. Henry Cuellar, the San Antonio Democrat who sits on the powerful House Appropriations Committee, announced yesterday that he had helped secure funding for 55 new immigration judges and support staff to help adjudicate the backlog of… Read more »