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SAN ANTONIO BUSINESS JOURNAL: Congressman Hurd: Energy production is a matter of national security

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Congressman Will Hurd (R-Helotes) told a group of South Texas businessmen the success of the oil and natural gas industry in the United States is a matter of national security. Hurd made his remarks before a crowd of 200 people attending the Eagle Ford Consortium Conference in San Antonio on Thursday morning. "American energy security isn't just about securing…

BIG BEND NOW: Presidio, Presidio County, Ojinaga officials grease wheels in DC for bridge expansion project

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Presidio County, City of Presidio, and Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico officials were in Washington, D.C. last week, advocating on behalf of the Presidio-Ojinaga International Bridge expansion project. The Far West Texas and northern Mexico delegation included Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara, Presidio County Commissioner Jim White, Presidio Mayor John Ferguson, Ojinaga…

SA CURRENT: Legislature Could Kill Proposal For SA-Monterrey Rail

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It takes about five hours to drive from Monterrey, Mexico, to San Antonio — that's if there's not much of a line at the border. It's quite a popular route, considering the growing volume of Monterrey émigrés in SA (there's a reason the Stone Oak/Sonterra area is called "Sonterrey" or "Little Monterrey"). So they and others may like the sound of being able to cut that trip down to two…

BROWNSVILLE HERALD: Hidalgo County ready for immigration spike, but officials don’t expect one

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Local officials said Thursday they don’t expect last summer’s surge of Central American immigrants into the Rio Grande Valley to repeat this year.   But if it does happen again, they said they’re ready.   “The message is: We’re prepared,” Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia said at a news conference Thursday. However, he added, “I don’t expect us to have what we had last…

KRGV: City Prepares for Border Surge

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The city of McAllen is getting ready for the possible influx of illegal crossers. The Rio Grande Valley was ground zero during last year’s border surge. Cities, counties and other agencies reacted to the influx. McAllen Mayor Jim Darling said they are prepared to provide resources if they have a repeat of last year’s surge. Illegal crossers traveled through McAllen on their journey…

VALLEY MORNING STAR: Hidalgo County ready for immigration spike, but officials don’t expect it

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Local officials said Thursday they don’t expect last summer’s surge of Central American immigrants into the Rio Grande Valley to repeat this year.   But if it does happen again, they said they’re ready.   “The message is: We’re prepared,” Hidalgo County Judge Ramon Garcia said at a news conference Thursday. However, he added, “I don’t expect us to have what we had last…

LAREDO MORNING TIMES: Rep wants more judges

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About 450,000 immigration cases in the U.S. are currently backlogged and await a court hearing, according to U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar. In many cases, the children and adults who await their hearings are either held in detention centers, such as the South Texas Family Residential Center in Dilley, or are released on bond. Cuellar said many of them risk not showing up to their court…

KGNS: Rep. Henry Cuellar Works to have Freight Corridors Start at Land Ports of Entry

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) last week was successful in adding important language in the Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations bill for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies Appropriations (T-HUD) that specifies that freight corridors stretch all the way to their land ports of entry at the border. The addition of this language adds land ports to the list of…

LAREDO MORNING TIMES: CBP officer in Laredo recognized for 'selfless acts'

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A CBP officer has been named the agency’s employee of the month for her selfless acts in helping a woman who had arrived in Laredo on a diverted flight after her husband had fallen ill mid-flight and later died at a local hospital. The officer, Ana Agent, was presented with the CBP Laredo Port of Entry April 2015 Professionalism Employee of the Month plaque during a news conference…

EL DIARIO: Empeoran las demoras en los tribunales de inmigración

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Ante la escasez de recursos, un inmigrante indocumentado tiene que esperar, en promedio, unos 604 días siquiera para recibir una cita ante un juez de inmigración, y las demoras sólo han empeorado desde octubre pasado, según reveló este viernes un informe de la Universidad de Syracuse. Según datos actualizados por el proyecto “Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse” (TRAC)…