Chamber of Commerce Endorses Nebraska Democrat Pro-business group rarely backs Democrats for federal office     In a rare move, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce backed a Democrat for Congress on Monday.   Nebraska Rep. Brad Ashford, one of this year's most vulnerable incumbents , earned the pro-business group's endorsement at an event in the state's 2nd… Read more »

Para nuestros dos países, que comparten una de las fronteras más largas del mundo, un alto volumen de comercio de cerca de 1.5 millones de dólares al día, y con 22 millones de estadounidenses de origen mexicano que vive en los Estados Unidos (EU), las buenas relaciones diplomáticas son la base fundamental para el éxito de nuestras economías. Al ser un representante de EU en… Read more »

Congressman Filemon Vela of Brownsville criticized Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in a speech at the State Democratic Party convention. In the speech, Vela referred to an open letter he recently sent to Trump which told the billionaire businessman where to shove his border wall proposals. Vela referenced the letter in his speech. “I wrote that letter because Donald Trump… Read more »

The bill, unlike the version approved by the House Appropriations Committee, reportedly does not include any provisions on reforming the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s leadership structure or funding. The U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee approved the fiscal year 2017 Financial Services and General Government spending bill Thursday with $22.4 billion in funding across… Read more »

Texans Enlisting With Pro-Cuba Trade Group A Washington-based interest group has recruited a coalition of Texas educators and business and civic leaders to help convince members of Congress to eliminate the country’s embargo against communist Cuba. Engage Cuba, a non-profit outfit founded last year, said Thursday that more than three dozen members have joined its Texas council, which… Read more »

Reps. Al Green and Gene Green: Federal proposal could abate flooding woes Our world-class, international city is faced with a growing threat to the lives of our citizenry and our economy, a threat that is obvious to anyone who lives in the Houston area, and there is a way you can actively become a part of the solution. Expensive, life-taking floods are becoming commonplace in Houston.… Read more »

CABEZA DE VACA CONFIRMS HIS INTENTION TO WORK WITH TEXAS   MISSION, RGV – The Governor-elect of Tamaulipas says he wants to work closely with the mayors of the Rio Grande Valley. Francisco García Cabeza de Vaca held a breakfast meeting with the mayors of McAllen, Mission and Hidalgo on Wednesday. It was held at Anzalduas International Bridge in Mission and was hosted by Rigo… Read more »

Who Rescued Who’ East Central student wins Congressional Art Competition Krystal Zigmond, a junior at East Central High School in San Antonio, is the winner of the 2016 Congressional Art Competition for Texas’ 28th District. Her winning entry is a pen and ink drawing, “Who Rescued Who,” which depicts her and her dog shaking hands. “[My dog]… Read more »

Esperan fondos contra bloqueos Propuesta daría al gobierno 25 millones de dólares para atacar el problema de congestión vehicular a causa de los trenes en distintos puntos de la ciudad Si el Congreso de Estados Unidos aprueba una propuesta de Henry Cuellar, se destinarán 25 millones de dólares para atacar el grave problema de la congestión ferroviaria que causa bloqueos de cruceros… Read more »

Published On: Mon, Jun 13th, 2016 Mexico struggles to stem surging migrant flow to U.S. ahead of election Mexico is struggling to stem the flow of Central American migrants traveling to the United States ahead of the U.S. presidential election, causing major concern in Washington, which is weighing sending more agents to help, Reuters reports. In 2014, Mexico moved to… Read more »