Autoridades de Estados Unidos y de Nuevo Laredo entre las que se encontraba el alcalde de Nuevo Laredo, Carlos Canturosas Villarreal, dieron el arranque para la modernización del Puente Internacional II "Juárez – Lincoln", del lado americano. Dicho proyecto incluye la construcción de una unidad para la inspección de autobuses y automóviles, actualmente el Puente cuenta con un tráfico… Read more »

Ante la presentación del proyecto de modernización para los Puentes Internacionales 1 y 2 en Laredo, Texas, el presidente municipal de Nuevo Laredo, Carlos Canturosas Villarreal, ratificó su postura de acelerar este proceso en el lado mexicano. En una reunión en la inmediaciones del Puente Internacional II "Juárez-Lincoln", el congresista federal Henry Cuellar, presentó y dio el… Read more »

La titular de la Administración de Servicios Generales de Estados Unidos (GSA), Sylvia Hernández, y el director de operaciones de campo del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP), David Higgerson, anunciaron las obras de construcción para la expansión y modernización del puente internacional Juárez/Lincoln. El proyecto fue avalado la tarde de este… Read more »

The VA Texas Valley Costal Bend Health Care System and Congressman Henry Cuellar announced the expansion of health care services for Laredo area veterans. The expansion consist of a partnership with doctors hospital of Laredo, meaning veterans may not have to travel out of town for hospitalservices. "This partnership will allow them to get closer to where they live. So they… Read more »

TAMIU is getting a federal grant of $1.2 million. The grant will be used by the university's Trio Student Support Services, which provides academic assistance to students in need. The program provides tutoring, counseling, remediation and other support services to low-income, first-generation or students with disabilities. The goal is to increase retention and… Read more »

WASHINGTON - When Donald Trump said he'd build a wall across the southern border and that Mexico would pay for it, some people in South Texas wondered how the billionaire mogul would swing a deal like that. Now they know. In a newly released position paper - the first and only so far of his presidential campaign - Trump has announced that he would slap new costs or regulations on… Read more »

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, wants to give Congress’ highest civilian honor to President Lyndon B. Johnson. Jackson Lee introduced a bill last month to give Johnson the Congressional Gold Medal. It’s the most prestigious award Congress bestows for non-military service, and a difficult one to secure: The bill needs two-thirds of the House or Senate to sponsor it before that chamber… Read more »

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The Obama administration will allow limited sales of U.S. crude toMexico for the first time, a senior administration official told Reuters, marking another milestone in loosening a contentious ban on exporting domestic oil. The Commerce Department is "acting favorably on a number of applications" to export U.S. crude in exchange for imported Mexican oil, the official said. Such oil… Read more »

This week, The National Retail Federations (NRF) named Congressman Henry Cuellar one of their “Heroes of Main Street.” As part of the National Retail Federation’s annual Retail Advocates Summit fly-in, the National Retail Federation recognized a bipartisan group of 289 members of Congress for their support of retail industry priorities such as international trade, patent reform, health… Read more »