Reembolso por gastos de detenciones El congresista Henry Cuéllar anunció la inclusión de 265 millones de dólares en el paquete de financiamiento del gobierno federal para ayudar a los estados y localidades por costos relacionados por detener y encarcelar a criminales indocumentados y ayudan con la seguridad fronteriza. “La ley de asignaciones para el 2016 incluye 210 millones de… Read more »

Aseguran más fondos para industria cítrica Combinación de recurso único y una aportación de 2 millones de dólares Fueron asegurados 5.5 millones de dólares adicionales de fondos federales propuestos por el gobierno para financiar el paquete para apoyar a la industria de los cítricos en Texas. Este financiamiento es una combinación de un fondo único que incrementó y una aportación… Read more »

Renovations announced for Bridge 1 Congressman Henry Cuellar announced $26.8 million planned for renovations to the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge. Video: http://www.mylaredofox.com/2015/12/22/renovations-announced-for-bridge-1/ Read more »

Anuncian renovación de Puente I  Video link: http://noticias.entravision.com/laredo/2015/12/22/anuncian-renovacion-de-puente-i/ Read more »

Industry lobby pushed campaign avoiding environmental issues • Combination of events sped action, surprising even supporters Share on FacebookShare on Twitter Working the halls of Congress, lawmaker by lawmaker, to end the ban on U.S. crude oil exports, oil-state senators and energy company executives were united by a single strategy and bolstered by seismic shifts in the… Read more »

December 18 09:13 2015 McALLEN, RGV – The Fiscal Year 2016 government funding bill includes more than $897 million worth of support for Mexico and Central America, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has announced. The Laredo Democrat had been pushing for this funding, along with U.S. Rep. Kay Granger, R-Fort Worth, chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations. Cuellar… Read more »

Local law enforcement entities will soon be getting some much needed financial help from the federal government for housing undocumented immigrants. The bill will make available a total of 265-million dollars to reimburse counties for the money they use in holding undocumented immigrants in county jails. In a statement released by Congressman Henry Cuellar, he says "while immigration is… Read more »

Congreso de EU da 8.5 mdd a México para rubro militar y entrenamiento castrense El Congreso de Estados Unidos aprobó hoy la iniciativa general de gastos, que incluyó 900 millones de dólares en apoyo a México y Centroamérica, a fin de respaldar la lucha antidrogas y las causas de la migración, respectivamente. Con una votación de 316 votos a favor y 113 en contra, el proyecto fue primero… Read more »

Congress has agreed up drop the crude oil export ban, but experts say we should not expect the price at the pump to go down any further. "Right now, there is such an oversupply worldwide, I don’t think there is going to be a demand for U.S. oil exports," Bud Weinstein at SMU's Maguire Energy Institute tells Newsradio 1200 WOAI. Long term, what it does, he thinks is cement the… Read more »

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that the Fiscal Year 2016 government funding bill includes more than $897 million worth of support for Mexico and Central America, provisions that he and Kay Granger (R-TX-12), chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, have fought for. The omnibus includes… Read more »