“The United States, Mexico and Canada can be the new Middle East of the world,” U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar stated recently. However, the representative warned that if America isn’t careful, we could be side swiped by the oil appetite of China and other growing nations.   Cuellar’s remarks took place at a Wednesday morning event in Reynosa hosted by Mexico’s national oil company… Read more »

Apparently deciding that approaching President Obama directly on the matter of oil exports would be a waste of time the Laborers’ International Union and the International Union of Operating Engineers (both Obama supporters) wrote a letter to Congress instead, urging them to lift the ban on exporting crude oil.  Said the letter: Opening global markets to U.S. producers will… Read more »

Donald Trump sees himself as a martyr to the truth. All he did was point out that among the foreigners who have come to this country are some who do not scrupulously abide by all our criminal laws -- only to be pilloried for his honesty. "When Mexico sends its people, they're not sending their best," he said when he announced his presidential campaign. "They're bringing drugs. They're… Read more »

U.S. and Mexican authorities concerned after two helicopters were attacked in two separate incidents in less than one month by members of cartels near the border of Tamaulipas.   VIDEO: http://www.mylaredofox.com/2015/07/10/choppers-attacked-by-cartel-members/ Read more »

“The designation of the historic San Antonio missions as a UNESCO World Heritage Site is something all of Texas and the United States should celebrate proudly. . . ” –Congressman Henry Cuellar Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN, Texas – (SAN ANTONIO, Texas)  On July 5, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) named the five San Antonio Missions,… Read more »

President Obama this week has found himself at odds with allies in Congress and in organized labor over lifting the 40-year ban on U.S. crude oil exports, with the White House still blocking efforts to ship American fuel abroad despite growing support for the idea and mounting evidence that exports will drive down domestic gasoline prices. Just this week, two powerful… Read more »

Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) told lawmakers, professors and oil and gas executives that he wants to see U.S. companies ramp up their investment in Mexico's Eagle Ford Shale and the Burgos Basin, warning that other nations -- including China -- could otherwise seize the opportunity. Cuellar told attendees of the Activo Integral Burgos conference -- which was held on July 1 in Reynosa, in the… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today helped secure $50 million within the Fiscal Year 2016 Agricultural Appropriations bill to save the citrus industry in Texas.   Congressman Cuellar, whose district includes a portion of the Rio Grande Valley—the top citrus-producing area in Texas, understands the importance of the $11.2 billion citrus industry in the United States and how it… Read more »

Oil producers are pressing President Obama to use his executive authority to lift the 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports, which would not require the approval of Congress. Barry Russell, president and CEO of the Independent Petroleum Association of America, sent a letter to the president on Tuesday asking him to adjust the export control measure and open up a new global market for U.S.… Read more »

Washington, 7 July (Argus) — Republicans in the US Congress are still debating what should be part of the first, comprehensive update to federal energy policy in years, even as they scramble to bring legislation to the floor over the next five weeks. The US House of Representatives plans to take up energy legislation this month after it advances out of committee, majority leader Kevin… Read more »