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 »
Two U.S. lawmakers from Texas said Monday they want to name the federal courthouse in Laredo after a local, longstanding judge.
U.S. Sen. John Cornyn and Rep. Henry Cuellar announced that they intend to introduce legislation to rename the Laredo Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse the “George P. Kazen Federal Building and United States Courthouse.”
Kazen has been a U.S. district… 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 »
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 »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) announced a new initiative today aimed at re-invigorating professionalism, respect, integrity, diversity and excellence (PRIDE) throughout the CBP workforce at South Texas ports of entry.
The new PRIDE initiative with CBP is one of several efforts Congressman Cuellar has introduced in order to improve customer… Read more »
El Congresista Henry Cuellar, continua trabajando para asegurar que las oficinas del gobierno federal, implementen medidas específicas para mejorar la calidad y el rendimiento de servicio ofrecidos a la ciudadanía.
Particularmente, se está dando mayor énfasis a los servicios que ofrece la Oficina de Administración y Presupuestos (OMB, por sus siglas en Inglés).
“Al igual que las… Read more »
