Congressman Henry Cuellar’s (D-TX-28) legislation, H.R. 875, the Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016, passed the U.S. House unanimously on voice vote today. Congressman Cuellar was the lead House sponsor of this bill and it will now need to be passed by the U.S. Senate* before being sent to the President.
Congressman Cuellar and Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) introduced to give U.S.… Read more »
La legislación del congresista demócrata por el distrito 28 de Texas, Henry Cuéllar, la Ley de Mejoramiento del Comercio Transfronterizo de 2016 (H.R. 875 Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2016), fue aprobado hoy por un voto de voz en la Cámara de Representantes de forma unánime.
La legislación bipartidista y bicameral otorgará a la oficina de Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza de los… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today brought together trade and transportation officials for a meeting at Laredo City Hall to discuss the development of a federal grant application to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Fostering Advancements in Shipping and Transportation for the Long-term Achievement of National Efficiencies (FASTLANE) grant. The FASTLANE program provides… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced close to $5 million in federal funds for the Rio Water Supply Corporation and the Rio Grande City Economic Development Corporation.
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and USDA Rural Development Texas State Director Paco Valentin present a check for $4,650,000 to the Rio Water Supply Corporation… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced $1 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Justice’s (DOJ) Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office), COPS Hiring Program (CHP), to the City of Mission Police Department.
With these funds, the police department will increase their community policing capacity and crime prevention efforts by hiring eight… Read more »
El estudio de viabilidad para el desarrollo de un tren de alta velocidad que iría desde San Antonio, Texas, hasta Monterrey, Nuevo León, estará disponible para revisión y comentarios del público el próximo 29 de agosto; sin embargo, el Departamento de Transporte de Texas junto con la Administración Federal de Ferrocarriles publicará el estudio final a principios del 2017.
El congresista… Read more »
Texas’ Department of Transportation is currently researching the possibility of the construction of a high-speed rail that travels from San Antonio, Texas to Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico.
The research will focus on the creation of the so-called “bullet train” that will take passengers between these two cities.
Results will be delivered to the city of Laredo, Texas to be evaluated… Read more »
A 17-1 vote by the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization may have put the brakes on a proposed passenger rail project intended to improve mobility between San Antonio and Austin, but at least one federal lawmaker believes an alternate plan to connect the two metro areas by high-speed rail could gain more traction.
The Lone Star Rail District has decided to suspend… Read more »
The Texas Department of Transportation held a public meeting Wednesday evening to share plans for a high-speed passenger train that could cross Texas, connecting to Mexico and to Oklahoma.
Dozens attended but only two people, both members of the National Association of Railroad Passengers, commented, offering their endorsement of the plan.
"To get them out of the car is going to be… Read more »
El proyecto del tren bala entre San Antonio, Texas yMonterrey se encuentra en una fase definitoria para determinar el costo de su inversión, su financiamiento y el plazo para su construcción, señaló el congresista Henry Cuellar, uno de sus grandes impulsores y lobista de este proyecto.
“Ya entramos a la fase final para definir que ruta se seguiría y aquí,Colombia,… Read more »
