by Abby Livingston Oct. 7, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced late Wednesday that it "strongly opposes" a repeal of the crude oil export ban, an issue many Texans are trying to push through Congress.  Citing environmental concerns, the administration issued a statement on the legislation, H.R. 702, saying that if the president "were presented with H.R.… Read more »

By Guillermo Contreras October 7, 2015 Updated: October 7, 2015 11:47pm Photo: John Davenport, Staff / San Antonio Express-News The John H. Wood, Jr. Federal Courthouse at 655 E. Cesar Chavez was built to serve as the Confluence Theatre for HemisFair '68. The courthouse as it is currently built, causes numerous problems for judges, jurors, prosecutors and the Marshal's… Read more »

Posted by: Alessandra De Souza     CHLI Celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month at4th Annual Trade and International Affairs Symposium on Sept. 30, 2015   The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) hosted its 4thAnnual Trade and… Read more »

Por: Francisco Diaz Colaborará con cinco universidades mexicanas Directivos de la Universidad Internacional de TAMIU firmaron un memorándum de entendimiento con cinco universidades mexicanas durante una mesa redonda binacional celebrada en el campus de Laredo. LAREDO, TX.- La reunión fue convocada por el Congresista Federal Henry Cuellar y fue el primer evento de su clase en Laredo… Read more »

Texans Rally U.S. House to Lift Crude Oil Export Ban WASHINGTON — A decades-long ban on crude oil exports is up for repeal, legislation that is expected to glide through the U.S. House at the end of the week. Though there is little doubt that the repeal will pass the lower chamber, it still faces serious obstacles before becoming law.  The Obama administration is telegraphing that… Read more »

Poth FCCLA excels at Nationals Poth FCCLA members Clayton Jaskinia and Daniel Soto and their advisor, Gina Falcon, traveled to Washington, D.C., July 3-10 for the FCCLA National Leadership Conference. Clayton and Daniel were two of 630 Texas FCCLA delegates at the national conference. They were able to… Read more »

October 29th…that’s when House members will vote for a new Speaker to replace John Boehner. That’s still a little more than three weeks away. “I would’ve preferred that we get this election out of the way this week,” Congressman Henry Cuellar said. The Democrat says he’d rather start concentrating on bigger issues on the horizon for the House. “They later we get without knowing who… Read more »

Congresista Cuéllar realiza mesa redonda binacional sobre energía Reúne a representantes de México y Estados Unidos en Laredo El Congresista Henry Cuéllar funge como anfitrión de mesa redonda binacional sobre energía, reuniendo a representantes de México y Estados Unidos en Laredo. | Laredo.- Teniendo como marco la ciudad de Laredo, el congresista Henry Cuéllar llevó a cabo una mesa… Read more »

BY: Luis Montoya LAREDO, Texas – Congressman Henry Cuellar has welcomed the finalization of the Trans-Pacific Partnership. Twelve countries are covered by the agreement, which was reached following discussions in Atlanta, Georgia. The 12 are the United States, Mexico, Canada, Australia, Brunei Darussalam, Chile, Japan, Malaysia, New Zealand, Peru, Singapore and Vietnam. These nations… Read more »

·         POR: LUIS SUÑER ·         05 / OCTUBRE / 2015 - ·         COMPARTIR . Mission, Tx. El congresista federal por el distrito 28, Henry Cuéllar, presentó el pasado fin de semana una mesa redonda entre México y los Estados Unidos con la participación de… Read more »