Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today presented a Congressional Certificate of Recognition to his third-grade teacher at Buenos Aires Elementary, (currently Don Jose Gallego Elementary), 101-year-old Ninfa Uribe Ramirez. Mrs. Uribe Ramirez was born and raised in San Ygnacio, Texas, the oldest town still standing in Zapata County, on February 4, 1915. She is a descendant of that city’s… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today announced a new $6 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education’s Developing Hispanic Serving Institutions (DHSI) Program to Laredo Community College (LCC). The funds will be dispersed in increments of $1.2 million each year for five years, and will be used by LCC to implement their Leadership, Excellence and Academic Preparedness… Read more »

President Obama has proclaimed Sept. 12-16 as National Hispanic-Serving Institution Week in the United States. In commemoration of National Hispanic-Serving Institution Week and National Hispanic Heritage Month, which begins Sept. 15, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today announced that he successfully included funding and language in several House Fiscal Year 2017 Appropriations… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and representatives from Texas A&M International University (TAMIU), the One Star Foundation, the Lamar Bruni Vergara Charitable Trust, the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) and Laredo First Assembly of God announced the awarding of $2.4 million in federal grants, and two matching donations totaling over $184,000 to TAMIU to… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today visited with children at the Sacred Heart Children’s Home in Laredo, where he delivered over 500 children’s books from a wide range of genres from the Library of Congress. The books will be used for instructional and personal enrichment by the children teenagers of all ages at the home. Congressman Cuellar has delivered thousands of books to… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that he helped secure more than $157.5 million, as well as important language in the State, Foreign Operations and Related Agencies Appropriations Act for fiscal year 2017 which will strengthen the partnership between the U.S. and Mexico.  This funding is $10.5 million above last year’s funding amount in the Omnibus bill which… Read more »

Who Rescued Who’ East Central student wins Congressional Art Competition Krystal Zigmond, a junior at East Central High School in San Antonio, is the winner of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for Texas’ 28th District. Her winning entry is a pen and ink drawing, “Who Rescued Who,” which depicts her and her dog shaking hands. “[My dog]… Read more »

Today Congressman Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that he included language in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that passed the full House last night to provide Laredo Community College (LCC) with additional space on the site of Fort McIntosh, near LCC. The Army Reserve currently is in possession of this historic building on the south west side of the Colbern United States Army… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) delivered the commencement address to the University of the Incarnate Word (UIW) Class of 2016. In his address, the congressman shared lessons he had learned throughout his life from his parents and from his own educational career. The congressman holds five degrees: an Associate of Arts in Political Service (summa cum laude) from Laredo… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) congratulated the students graduating in the coming weeks from the following colleges and universities in Bexar County: • Texas A&M University San Antonio • The University of Texas at San Antonio • The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio • Palo Alto College (Alamo Colleges) • St. Philip’s College (Alamo Colleges) •… Read more »