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APPROPRIATIONS FUNDING OF $70,500 WILL PROVIDE ATASCOSA SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT WITH NEEDED FUNDS TO FIGHT DRUG TRAFFICKING

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Today Congressman Henry Cuellar, together with Atascosa Sheriff Tommy Williams, announced Appropriations funding for $70,500. The funding will be used to purchase equipment to fight drug trafficking.  The four Atascosa County Constables will also benefit from this allocation with $2,000 each for equipment.  “Our law enforcement officers must have the best equipment to fight drug…

FEDERAL GRANT WILL PROVIDE NEW PROTECTIVE CLOTHING FOR VOLUNTEER FIRE FIGHTERS IN POTEET, TEXAS

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Today Congressman Henry Cuellar, together with officials from the Poteet Volunteer Fire Department, announced the awarding of a federal grant in the amount of $41,895 to the Fire Department. The grant was awarded to the Volunteer Fire Department to provide each of their men and women with at least one new set of fire-fighter bunker protective gear, including a jacket, pair of pants,…

The Merida Initiative

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As a life-long resident of Laredo, Texas, a city with the population of about 200,000 that borders the Mexican city of Nuevo Laredo, I grew up understanding the economic impact of a healthy relationship between the United States and our southern border neighbor, Mexico. The billions of dollars that are brought into the United States from trade and tourism is money the United States and…

CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR ANNOUNCES $26,900 FOR GUADALUPE COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE

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Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Department has received funding through the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) made possible by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office is one of 32 recipients for the StarWitness Video Pro Image Processing equipment, granted in the amount of $26,900. “The…

CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR ANNOUNCES $11,500 FOR MISSION POLICE DEPARTMENT

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Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that the Mission Police Department has received funding through the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) made possible by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Mission Police Department is one of 366 recipients for the XOA Series Portable Video Surveillance System equipment, granted in the amount of $11,500. “The rural…

CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR ANNOUNCES $8,499 FOR WEBB COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT

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Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that the Webb County Sheriff’s Department has received funding through the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) made possible by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Webb County Sheriff’s Department is one of 86 recipients in the nation for the Detection/Deterrence Search and Surveillance System equipment, granted in the…

CONGRESSMAN CUELLAR ANNOUNCES $11,794 FOR ZAPATA SHERIFF’S OFFICE

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Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that the Zapata Sheriff’s Office has received funding through the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) made possible by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Zapata Sheriff’s Office is one of 366 recipients for the TacSight SE35 Advanced Thermal Imager for Law Enforcement equipment, granted in the amount of $11,794. “The…

HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS OMNIBUS BILL INCLUDES CUELLAR BORDER SECURITY AND TRADE PROVISIONS

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Today the House passed the Omnibus Appropriations bill that contains language authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar calling for an assessment of the infrastructure needs of American land ports of entry including several within Cuellar’s 28th District of Texas. The language was taken from H.R. 2431, a bill Congressman Cuellar introduced earlier in this session of Congress. Special…

CONGRESSMEN HENRY CUELLAR (D-TX) AND JOHN CULBERSON (R-TX) ANNOUNCE $5 MILLION TO BORDER SHERIFFS

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Congressman John Culberson (R-TX) announced a $4.9 million appropriations earmark awarded to the nineteen Texas border sheriffs. These funds will be used to provide law enforcement with increased resources that will improve safety for border residents. Border security will effectively protect the entire country, translating to a safer border…

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY AWARDS GRANT TO McALLEN TO UPDATE DISASTER PLAN

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Today Congressman Henry Cuellar, together with officials from the McAllen, Edinburg, Hidalgo, Mission, Pharr and Weslaco in the U.S. and Reynosa and Rio Bravo in Mexico announced the awarding of an Environmental Protection Agency grant in the amount of $50,000 to the Fire Department. The City of McAllen Fire Department will use the funds to update its current sister-city plan with…