High-speed passenger rail line could link San Antonio to Monterrey SAN ANTONIO -- The first international passenger train between the U.S. and Mexico could become reality right here in south Texas. Congressman Henry Cuellar says we're closer than ever to seeing a high-speed passenger rail line that links San Antonio to Monterrey. He's been pushing for this project since 2008. He calls… Read more »

Cruz-McConnell tension flares anew as GOP leader casts Texan as bit player in Senate Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., has had a rocky relationship — to put it mildly — with Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas. In McConnell’s new memoir, Cruz is “not a significant part of my story,” the majority leader said. (Alex Wong/Getty Images) WASHINGTON… Read more »

Justice Dept. Pushes Back Against Texas Judge's Sanctions The Justice Department pushed back Tuesday against a Texas judge's demand that its lawyers attend an ethics course, saying the sanction is inappropriate and that complying with it could cost the government and taxpayers millions of dollars over the next few years. U.S. District Judge Andrew Hanen, who earlier blocked President… Read more »

Texas uninsured rate drops to 1990s level A study released Tuesday shows that the rate of Texans without insurance has dropped to its lowest point since the late 1990s because of the Affordable Care Act, Rice University's Baker Institute for Public Policy and the Episcopal Health Foundation reported. Prior to the implementation of the ACA in September 2013, the uninsured rate in Texas… Read more »

Líderes de la comunidad se reúnen a rendirles tributo a quienes murieron por defender a la nación   Joe “Flash” Lerma y su hija Liza visitaron la tumba del cabo Alberto Lerma, padre del primero y abuelo de la joven. FOTOS: FRANCISCO DÍAZ/EL MAÑANA FRANCISCO DÍAZ | 31/05/2016 LAREDO, TX.- La comunidad laredense festejó ayer el Memorial Day para honrar la memoria de los… Read more »

Construction on a new Federal Courthouse in San Antonio gets the green light. San Antonio Federal Courthouse San Antonio—The U.S. House Committee on Transportation & Infrastructure authorized funding for the General Services Administration’s (GSA) plans to construct a new federal courthouse in San Antonio for the Western District of Texas. This represents the… Read more »

Cuellar announces language in bill to help homeless veterans A bill that U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar said would encourage the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to find ways to reduce veteran homelessness on the U.S.-Mexico border was passed out of the House Appropriations Committee recently. It now heads for a vote by the full House. “This is a problem that hits the… Read more »

En un momento dado, una inundación repentina que no dé tiempo de reaccionar, puede causar hasta unos 20 millones de dólares en daños materiales   Un estudio de factibilidad determinará las acciones necesarias para revitalizar el arroyo Chacón, considerado de alto peligro para inundaciones en la ciudad. FOTO: EL MAÑANA Francisco Díaz | 29/05/2016   LAREDO, TX.- Un… Read more »

Cornyn pushes bill on trade Cornyn pushes bill on trade BROWNSVILLE — Up in Washington D.C., Sen. John Cornyn is busy trying to pass a bill that would positively impact border cities. The bill, called the “Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act,” would encourage public-private partnerships with U.S. Customs and Border… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee approved language in H.R. 5303, the Water Resources Development Act of 2016 (WRDA, pronounced WUR-duh), to authorize a feasibility study on rehabilitating Chacon Creek in Laredo. The committee unanimously approved this legislation today. The language provides for a study on… Read more »