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 »

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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 »

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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 »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) is working to ensure federal agencies have specific performance measures in place and that they are working to improve the quality of customer service in order to better use taxpayer dollars and improve the relationship between the federal government and the people it serves. The language addition was just the latest in a continued, successful, and… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar successfully included language in FY2015 appropriations bill to ensure federal agencies are not making improper payments to deceased individuals. “Ensuring the federal government is not issuing payments to people no longer alive is more than saving taxpayer money, it’s just plain common sense,” Congressman Cuellar said. “Every single taxpayer dollar is precious… Read more »

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