By Guillermo Contreras December 17, 2015 Updated: December 17, 2015 10:24pm  Photo: Susan Walsh, STF / Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington,… Read more »

By KYLE FELDSCHER (@KYLE_FELDSCHER) • 12/17/15 11:40 AM A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to delay by two years the start of new ozone standards announced by the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year. The bill would require the EPA to delay implementation of the new standards for two years so the agency can study how foreign pollution affects ozone… Read more »

 0 By Timothy Cama and Devin Henry - 12/17/15 05:34 PM EST OIL IS THE STICKING POINT: The oil exports provision in Congress' omnibus is shaping up to be Democrats' biggest problem with the massive spending bill. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she's not sure if her conference can provide enough votes for a majority to pass the bill in… Read more »

The oil exports provision in Congress' omnibus is shaping up to be Democrats' biggest problem with the massive spending bill. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she's not sure if her conference can provide enough votes for a majority to pass the bill in Friday's vote. "No," she said when asked Thursday if she's confident Democrats would give the bill enough votes. "We're… Read more »

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – The National Guard announced plans to activate new cyber units, known as Cyber Protection Teams, one of which will be based in San Antonio, Texas. In July, U.S. Representative Will Hurd was joined by San Antonio Congressmen Joaquin Castro, Henry Cuellar and Lamar Smith in sending a letter to General Frank Grass, Chief of the National Guard… Read more »

·         by Abby Livingston ·         Dec. 17, 2015 Enlarge U.S. Reps. Gene Green, left, and Filemon Vela. A top operative for U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, is headed for U.S. Rep. Gene Green's re-election campaign.  Jose Borjon, an adviser to Vela, is taking an… Read more »

Anuncia Washington un fondo de asistencia de 897 mdd para Mèxico y Centroamerica JAVIER AMIEVA Los fondos de soporte al desarrollo esperan detener el flujo de ilegales que provienen del sur de México. Otros apoyos a Educación y fondos para microempresas y comercio internacional. WASHINGTON , 16.12.2015: Del ensamble presupuestario en Estados Unidos, para Desarrollo Asistencial hacia… Read more »

Nearly $1 Billion in Funding for Central America, Mexico Included in Omnibus Included in the more than 2,000 page, $1.1 trillion year-end spending bill released this week is nearly $1 billion in funding for Mexico and Central America, according to Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) CAROLINE MAY In the wake of an ongoing surge of unaccompanied minors and family units illegally entering the… Read more »

BY CBS 4 NEWS WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 9TH 2015 Most of the unaccompanied children come from Guatemala, Honduras and El Salvador, which have been plagued by gang-related violence. (CBS 4 News)   U.S. Customs and Border Protection detained nearly 3,500 children who crossed the border last month, more than double the number detained during November 2014. Concerned about the number… Read more »

By Jessie Degollado - Reporter Posted: 7:37 PM, December 09, 2015Updated: 7:37 PM, December 09, 2015 SAN ANTONIO - The federal government is planning to add 1,000 beds in Texas and 400 in California for the renewed influx of Central American children in the Rio Grande Valley. Rockwell County in the Dallas-Fort Worth area is set to accept 300 children ages 12-18 in the… Read more »