Henry Cuellar reacts to terrorist attacks in Belgium     Posted: Tuesday, March 22, 2016 6:16 pm | Updated: 6:54 pm, Tue Mar 22, 2016. Special to the Times U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar condemned the terrorist attacks perpetrated across Brussels, Belgium on Tuesday. So far, it has been reported that 34 are dead and at least 200 have been wounded, among them… Read more »

McCarthy co-introduces bill to help ease burden of new ozone standards on communities By Ripon Advance News Service  |  March 21, 2016 Kevin McCarthy House Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) co-introduced legislation on Friday that would reform new EPA ozone standards and prevent the agency from introducing new standards without guidelines in the… Read more »

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Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced a key step forward in strengthening the relationship between federal agencies and institutions of higher education that primarily serve Hispanics. These colleges and universities, known as Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs), are degree-granting institutions with full-time enrollments that are at least 25 percent Hispanic. The following… Read more »

VELA: A BUSY YEAR FOR AGRICULTURE IN SOUTH TEXAS FILEMON VELA During 2015, my office addressed many agricultural issues important to South Texas. Throughout the year we met with local farmers, producers, and key agriculture stakeholders from the 34th District of Texas. Given my assignment on the House Committee on Agriculture, I work closely with organizations and agencies, such as… Read more »

VW bungles US trip By: Alan Katz and Jeff Plungis Washington - Volkswagen CEO Matthias Mueller’s visit to the US started with a bungled media interview in Detroit and ended in Washington on Wednesday with only a terse thanks-for-stopping-by message from regulators investigating the cheating scandal set to cost it billions of dollars. In between, authorities in California, with the… Read more »

USDA Combating Carrizo Cane on Border Posted: Jan 11, 2016 7:13 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 11, 2016 08:13 PM   WESLACO- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s carrizo cane eradication program is a step closer to controlling the invasive plant species. The plant is known for its thirst for water and serves as a place for criminals to hide along the river. The carrizo cane is a problem… Read more »

Buscan acabar con especies invasivas Pretenden exterminar el carrizo junto al Río Grande Mission, Tx. El congresista federal por el Distrito 28, Henry Cuéllar, anunció la inclusión de provisiones en la ley de fondos para acelerar el control y remoción de la caña de carrizo y otras especies invasivas a lo largo del Valle de Río Grande. La caña de carrizo es una especie invasiva de… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of provisions to speed the control and removal of Carrizo cane and other invasive species along the Rio Grande in the government funding bill. This is a continuation of Congressman Cuellar's years-long leadership on this environmental and security issue. Carrizo cane is a fast-growing invasive plant species that has… Read more »

Aseguran más fondos para industria cítrica Combinación de recurso único y una aportación de 2 millones de dólares Fueron asegurados 5.5 millones de dólares adicionales de fondos federales propuestos por el gobierno para financiar el paquete para apoyar a la industria de los cítricos en Texas. Este financiamiento es una combinación de un fondo único que incrementó y una aportación… Read more »