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SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS JOURNAL: The San Antonio business leaders, residents who traveled to see Pope Francis in DC

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The San Antonio business leaders, residents who traveled to see Pope Francis in DC Dozens of San Antonio residents were witnesses to history, including several prominent business people who traveled to Washington D.C. to hear Pope Francis speak. Pope Francis delivered a message of hope to Congress but also spoke about immigration, the environment and the death penalty among other topics…

TYLER MORNING TELEGRAPH: The pope, politics and pipeline

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The pope, politics and pipeline The news from the nation’s capital last week had Pope Francis talking about global climate change, Hillary Clinton criticizing the Keystone pipeline and the oil industry, and the U.S. House getting ready to vote on repealing the ban on crude oil exports. Pope Francis arrived in Washington, D.C., and reiterated that Americans need to do more to counter…

EL MANANA: Podrán utilizar fondos federales

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FRANCISCO DÍAZ | 28/09/2015 LAREDO, TX.- Bajo una nueva iniciativa del gobierno federal, se permitirá a ciudades fronterizas como Laredo, tener mayor flexibilidad en el uso de fondos federales, para invertirlos en mejoras a la infraestructura para el comercio internacional.   Un acuerdo de cooperación entre los Congresistas Henry Cuellar, Michael McCaul y WillHurd, con el apoyo…

SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS JOURNAL: Bipartisan bill brings San Antonio a step closer to landing new federal courthouse

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Bipartisan bill brings San Antonio a step closer to landing new federal courthouse The long anticipated construction of a new federal courthouse in San Antonio may finally be closer to dirt-turning. A bipartisan group of San Antonio lawmakers has introduced new legislation that would provide emergency funding from fiscal year 2016 for the construction of a new federal courthouse for the…

MY HARLINGEN NEWS: Congressman Cuellar Announces Winner from American Humane Association’s Hero Dog Awards

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Congressman Cuellar Announces Winner from American Humane Association’s Hero Dog Awards Military Dog of the Year, Rambo, is from Converse, Texas WASHINGTON — Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced today that Rambo, a military working dog from his district, took home the American Humane Association’s prize for Military Dog of the Year Saturday night at the Annual Hero Dog…

CNN: House Dems willing to save John Boehner

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House Dems willing to save John Boehner Washington (CNN)Speaker John Boehner's future was on Rep. Henry Cuellar's mind when he was speaking with fellow House Democrats last week. The question they were mulling: Would they throw Boehner a lifeline and save his job if he needed their votes to survive? "Heck yes!" Cuellar said in an interview when asked if he'd consider it. The Texas…

NRV NEWS: A Ban and an Energy Boom

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A Ban and an Energy Boom Virtually no one would have predicted just a decade ago that the United States would soon transform into an energy-producing powerhouse. Regardless, we have, and our nation is now one of the world’s leading producers of oil and natural gas. But there is action that can and should be taken in order to help sustain this success: lifting the outdated ban on crude…

BAPTIST PRESS: House OKs PPFA defunding, abortion survivors bills

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House OKs PPFA defunding, abortion survivors bills WASHINGTON (BP) -- The U.S. House of Representatives voted Sept. 18 to defund Planned Parenthood in the wake of the release of undercover videos providing evidence the organization trades in baby body parts. On the same date, the House also approved legislation to protect babies who survive abortions. House members passed the bills in…