Congressman Henry Cuellar responds to DACA announcement Congressman Cuellar says he does not support the end of DACA and believes that Dreamers can contribute to the country but says congress has the opportunity to save the program. Cuellar says he remains optimistic about Democrats and Republicans working together. Coming up on KGNS News evening Edition, we speak with the… Read more »

Trump administration signals DACA’s end DACA supporters: ‘We’re not going to go back into the shadows’ McALLEN — While clutching her 11-month-old baby boy in one arm and a protest sign in the other, Kathia Ramirez stood outside the office of the Texas Attorney General on Tuesday to boldly express her support of a federal program that’s designed to help her and others like… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that Hidalgo County has received $3.5 million in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Stonegarden program to support local law enforcement for equipment and over-time pay. Statewide, Texas received $19.73 million in law enforcement funding of the $55 million nationwide. “These additional funds will help… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that Webb County has received $3.35 million in federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security’s Stonegarden program to support local law enforcement for equipment and over-time pay. Statewide, Texas received $19.73 million in law enforcement funding of the $55 Million nationwide. “These additional funds will help reimburse… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that Starr County has received $1.56 million in federal funds from the Department of Homeland Security’s Stonegarden program to support local law enforcement for equipment and over-time pay. Statewide, Texas received $19.73 million in law enforcement funding of the $55 Million nationwide. “These additional funds will help reimburse… Read more »

Just a month ago, Marianna Treviño-Wright, the executive director of the National Butterfly Center, scoffed at the mere suggestion that President Donald Trump's border wall threatened the 100-acre preserve. Now she isn't so sure. In search of wildlife during a recent stroll through 70 acres of the center, south of a levee that cuts through the property, Treviño-Wright found construction… Read more »

Varios legisladores demócratas de Texas desean más detalles sobre los planes preliminares para construir una sección del muro con México en un refugio federal para la fauna, ya que consideran que ello podría dañar gravemente el medio ambiente. Autoridades federales les han dicho a los propietarios de tierras y a funcionarios locales que planean construir el muro en unos cinco… Read more »

President Donald Trump's long-proposed wall along the Mexico-U.S. border has hit more than a few bumps along the road to its construction. Resistance from Congress to expedite the billions in federal dollars needed to start construction. Strong opposition from bipartisan lawmakers representing border communities. A leaked conservation between Trump and Mexico… Read more »

Local reaction to preliminary border wall construction As members of the United States House of Representatives prepare to vote on a bill that could add $1.6 billion for construction of the border wall, a local nature center has gained national attention as it joins two other local attractions that could be affected by construction of the border wall.   Last week, Marianna… Read more »

El congresista Henry Cuellar dice que él apoyó el Obamacare pero reconoce que necesita modificaciones. Agregó que espera ver una reforma migratoria y dijo que el muro es "una solución del siglo XIV, muy simple y que cuesta mucho". Read more »