LCC support services grant U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar and Laredo Community College President Juan L. Maldonado announced a $1.1 million federal grant from the U.S. Department of Education to LCC Student Support Services. The grant will be distributed over five years — $220,000 per year — and will help continue to increase the academic success of students at LCC who are low-income,… Read more »

Highway Funds for Laredo, Texas & Webb County Video: https://youtu.be/MsFCUkLnA3I Read more »

Laredo International Airport Improvement Funds 2016 Video: https://youtu.be/C2rtCrSlnsk Read more »

Llegarán fondos para carreteras Bajo ley del Congreso de Estados Unidos, la ciudad y Webb podrán realizar distintas obras; incluyen a Laredo como corredor comercial interestatal Bajo una nueva ley del Congreso de Estados Unidos, Laredo y el condado de Webb son elegibles para conseguir casi 100 millones de dólares en fondos para obras y mejoras en carreteras. “Estamos muy… Read more »

Roads and highway improvements set Kendra Ablaza  Parts of Mines Road, Texas State Highway Loop 20, U.S. Route 83, Interstate highways 35 and 59 in Laredo and Webb County will soon be getting improvements worth nearly $100 million in federal funds. The funding will be provided by a recently-passed transportation bill called Fixing America’s Surface Transportation, or FAST,… Read more »

Darán mejor atención en las agencias federales   Henry Cuellar condicionó una ley para que la Oficina de Manejo Presupuestal exija un mejor servicio al cliente Francisco Díaz | Para reducir las quejas de ciudadanos contra el mal servicio de las agencias federales, el congresista Henry Cuellar condicionó una ley para que la Oficina de Manejo Presupuestal (OMB) exija un mejor… Read more »

Agencies have new requirements as they begin developing their fiscal 2018 budget requests. Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-Texas) included them in the 2016 spending bill. The provision tells agencies to show how program performance metrics are tied to priority goals. Agencies should estimate how these proposed investments will contribute to greater progress in meeting a host of measures… Read more »

Cuellar pens service bill U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar says he successfully included language in the recent government funding bill that calls on the Office of Management and Budget to explain to Congress how it will ensure greater performance across the government and better customer service.   “One of my primary missions as a member of Congress is to improve the responsiveness… Read more »

CUELLAR WORKING TO GET NEW FEDERAL COURTHOUSE FOR MCALLEN   U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar hopes to replicate the success he had in getting millions of dollars for a new federal courthouse in San Antonio, this time to assist McAllen. The Laredo Democrat says he has met with various federal officials to get the ball rolling. “My focus in 2016 is going to be on appropriations. With… Read more »

Federal grant tackles HIV in city Laredo Morning Times Congressman Henry Cuellar announced Friday the second year of a four-year, $2 million federal grant to tackle HIV/AIDS in Laredo.   The first budget year’s grant amount was $500,000.   The grant, which runs from 2014 to 2018, is for a total of $2 million and was awarded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services… Read more »