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Rep. Cuellar Attends Grand Opening of New $6.1 Million DPS Crime Lab

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today attended the grand opening of the new $6.1 million Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Crime Lab with State Rep. Richard P. Raymond, DPS Director Steven C. McCraw, Mayor Pete Saenz, and other local and state leaders. L-R: Representative Richard P. Raymond, Texas Department of Public Safety Director…

LAREDO BUZZ: LAREDO GETS STATE-OF-THE-ART CRIME LAB, SECURED BY RAYMOND ALONGSIDE LOCAL OFFICIALS

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LAREDO GETS STATE-OF-THE-ART CRIME LAB, SECURED BY RAYMOND ALONGSIDE LOCAL OFFICIALS LAREDO, TEXAS – Representative Richard Peña Raymond (Laredo), Chairman of the House Committee on Human Services, joined local officials, city and county law enforcement for the grand opening of the new Oscar “O.J.” Hale Crime Lab. As Vice-Chairman of the House Committee on Appropriations during the 81st…

GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE: A Federal Employee Pay Cut Even Republicans Are Outraged About

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 By Eric Katz September 9, 2015 In recent years, congressional Republicans have been better known for their proposals to cut federal employees’ compensation than for their attempts to boost it. Some typical crusaders against increased spending in government, however, were outraged about a Obama administration plan to cut pay for certain feds. The State Department…

SDP NOTICIAS: Gobernador electo de Querétaro realiza gira por EU

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  REDACCIÓN SDPNOTICIAS.COMlun 07 sep 2015 22:08 Domínguez sostuvo un encuentro con el congresista Henry Roberto Cuellar, con quien abordó temas de seguridad, educación, desarrollo económico y transporte público.   Querétaro, Querétaro.- Aunque todavía no ha tomado posesión de su cargo, el gobernador electo de Querétaro, Francisco Domínguez, inició este lunes…

THE MONITOR: Starr County sets sights on economic boost from infrastructure

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Posted: Sunday, September 6, 2015 5:00 pm KRISTEN MOSBRUCKER | STAFF WRITER  Posted on Sep 6, 2015 by Kristen Mosbrucker   RIO GRANDE CITY — A decade ago Starr County economic development leaders asked developers for the chance at building a movie theater.   “I left the meeting, went back to Dallas and said to myself, ‘They are insane. A theater will not…

HOUSTON CHRONICLE: New border fees?

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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 virtually every…

Congressman Cuellar Announces Multi-Million Dollar Renovation Project for Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), announced long-awaited renovations to the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge, also known as Bridge II, which will begin next month thanks to funds he was able to secure during the House Appropriations Committee Fiscal Year 2014 Budget. Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC of Birmingham, Alabama, has been awarded a $62 million contract from the General…

HOY TAMAULIPAS: Presenta alcalde Canturosas proyecto para modernizar garita mexicana del puente II

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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…