by Luis Montoya
LAREDO, Texas – It’s an issue former Laredo Mayor Betty Flores has complained about before – the lack of respect some Customs officers show to visitors crossing land ports of entry on the Texas-Mexico border.
Now, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar has passed legislation that requires Customs and Border Protection to review the training it gives staff on how to handle… Read more »
Posted: Sunday, March 8, 2015 5:00 am
U.S. REP. HENRY CUELLAR | GUEST COLUMNIST
Last week, after much politicking and debating within the Republican party, 75 of the 245 Republicans in the United States Congress joined the 182 united Democrats to keep the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from shutting down.
The passage of this funding bill, which Democrats had… Read more »
La frontera y la seguridad nacional
Por congresista Henry Cuéllar | 06 de marzo de 2015
San Antonio.- Esta semana, después de toda la política entre los partidos en el Congreso, mis compañeros en la Cámara de Representantes se reunieron para votar y pasar un proyecto de ley de asignaciones para el Departamento de Seguridad Nacional (DHS, por sus siglas en inglés), evitando el cierre… Read more »
The U.S. House of Representatives this week passed a Homeland Security funding bill, which included specific language added by Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28). Cuellar’s additions include a call for a review of Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officer training to ensure professionalism, in addition to other provisions.
“The inclusion of this language is extremely important to… Read more »
Alex Brown
February 23, 2015
For weeks, Democrats in Washington have warned that any short-term funding measure to keep the Homeland Security Department open would be irresponsible—and even dangerous. But they may well vote for it anyway.
With just days until the agency's funding expires, some lawmakers have privately floated a short-term continuing resolution as a means of averting an… Read more »
Philip Balli
Laredo Morning Times
The WBCA honored U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R-Texas, at a luncheon Saturday as the newest member to the list of individuals who have earned the title of Mr. South Texas.
The initial announcement of the association’s intent to bestow Cornyn with the title came in August.
Now, Cornyn has officially been added to the ever-growing list of illustrious… Read more »
Feb 22, 2015
By: Valerie Gonzalez
Funding for the Department of Homeland Security is at risk if congress cannot agree on the terms for passing the measure funding. One of the issues dividing the parties is the immigration injunction that stopped the president's executive action from taking place. Congressman Henry Cuellar says there are several options. "One of the things that we can… Read more »
Posted: Saturday, February 21, 2015 8:37 pm
SKY CHADDE | STAFF WRITER
One day last April, Anzalduas International Bridge Director Rigo Villarreal did something during Semana Santa — the Holy Week holidays — he couldn’t have done the previous year.
He paid, through the city and McAllen Chamber of Commerce, for more U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers in order to cut down… Read more »
by Julián Aguilar
Feb. 20, 2015
If Congress fails to fund the Department of Homeland Security beyond next week, it will not only tell the world that the U.S. government can’t get its act together, but also signal to transnational gangs that the southern border is easy pickings.
Those are the assessments of key Texas lawmakers in the middle of a… Read more »
