Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today issued the following statement following reports that President Obama will nominate Roberta Jacobson, Assistant Secretary for Western Hemisphere Affairs at the Department of State, to serve as the U.S. Ambassador to Mexico.
“I have been impressed with Ms. Jacobson’s deep knowledge of Mexico and the rest of Latin America and fully support her… Read more »
El congresista demócrata por el distrito 28 de Texas, Henry Cuéllar hoy emitió la siguiente declaración después de los informes de que el Presidente Barack Obama nominará a Roberta Jacobson, Secretaria Asistente para Asuntos del Hemisferio Occidental del Departamento de Estado, para servir como Embajadora de Estados Unidos en México.
“Estoy impresionado con el profundo… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar has issued the following statement regarding news that Lockheed Martin Services, Inc., has been awarded a $34 million budget ceiling increase by the U.S. Air Force to a previously-awarded contract for the Personnel Services Delivery Transformation (PSDT) at Randolph Air Force Base, Texas
"This $34 million budget ceiling increase will be used… Read more »
Ten months into the U.S.-led war against the Islamic State, Congress still has neither debated it nor voted to authorize it.
But on Tuesday, a House committee decided to do something about that: It passed a measure saying Congress should do something about that.
Think of it as baby steps.
During a House Appropriations Committee hearing, lawmakers added language to the 2016… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
