Bill Clinton; "Make America whole again"
By John W. Gonzalez
February 22, 2016 Updated: February 22, 2016 9:27pm
Former President Bill Clinton greets supporters of his wife while on the campaign trail in Laredo.
LAREDO - Boasting ties to South Texas going back four decades, Hillary Clinton is solidly ahead in the Democratic presidential race with the Texas primary a week… Read more »
Aerial RGV surveillance of border is necessary
Read The Monitor's entire immigration editorial series at http://myrgv.com/brokenborders/
The recent decision by the Department of Homeland Security to reduce by nearly 50 percent the manpower for aerial surveillance of border patrol operations here does not seem to be prudent, nor has it been well explained.
Cutting the hours of… Read more »
Officials discussing new federal courthouse in McAllen
There are plans for a new federal courthouse building in McAllen. While there’s still plenty of work to do, Congressman Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, has catalyzed the process and is working different avenues to try to make the project work.
Mayor Jim Darling told Cuellar that McAllen would provide land for the project just like San… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and the General Services Administration (GSA) announced long-awaited improvements worth $26.8 million to the Gateway to the Americas International Bridge, also known as the Convent Avenue Port of Entry or International Bridge 1. International Bridge 1 is 70 years old and is the oldest of Laredo’s four ports. Together with previously announced… Read more »
Remodelan Puente Puerta a las Américas en Laredo, Texas
Con una inversión superior a los 26 millones de dólares del Gobierno federal de los Estados Unidos, arrancaron los trabajos de modernización y ampliación en el Puente Internacional Puerta a las Américas.
Esto en la frontera de los dos Laredos, en la región Texas y Tamaulipas, anunció el congresista federal de Texas, Henry Cuellar.… Read more »
New phase of Chacon Creek Hike & Bike Trail completed
The vision of an 8-mile-long hiking and biking trail in Laredo is now only one step away from completion. Today Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, announced the opening of the second phase of the Chacon Creek Hike and
Bike trail system, which he made possible through a $3.3 million earmark in 2005.
Phase II connects the Haynes… Read more »
New hike and bike trail opens in South Laredo (video link below)
The second phase in a project that will provide a scenic connection between the Haynes Recreation Center and Highway 359 is unveiled on Thursday.
A Ribbon cutting took place at the Chacon Creek Hike and Bike Trail.
We spoke with Representative Henry Cuellar about the project and he says he would like it to… Read more »
DHS Responds to Congressman, Governor about Budget Cuts
The Department of Homeland Security is releasing new information about why they cut surveillance hours from the Department of Defense.
DHS cited improvements in their border security, specifically a campaign that was launched early last year.
The federal government responded to Congressman Henry Cuellar and Governor Greg… Read more »
Wanted criminals released
(Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series by the Texas Tribune on “criminal aliens” and how their crimes put them at the center of a red-hot political debate about illegal immigration, the revolving door at the southern border and controversial immigrant catch-and-release policies that pit deportation-fixated conservatives against liberal… Read more »
Today Congressman Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that he had secured an additional $10 million federal funding for environmental programs along the U.S.-Mexico border. These grant programs, which received funding under the recently passed omnibus appropriations bill, will help improve the environment, drinking water and wastewater infrastructure, all of which are important to conservation… Read more »
