Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced the inclusion of $42 million in federal funds to help U.S. citrus growers, including those in the Rio Grande Valley. The funds, which have been included in this year’s House agriculture appropriations bill for fiscal year 2017, will offer support to citrus farmers in a number of ways. The bill must now pass the full House and Senate… Read more »

Jaci Dillemuth is making as much of her time at Judson Early College Academy as possible.  She's taken her entry into JECA and has worked hard throughtout the years she's spent there, now the hard work is starting to pay off.  She has received an appointment from Congressman Henry Cuellar to attend the Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado next fall.  The… Read more »

One day more for FAA bill By MARTINE POWERS and LAUREN GARDNER ONE DAY MORE: For real this time — the final vote on the FAA bill is scheduled for today at noon, after an in-and-out Monday night session where leadership decided to punt until this morning. But why not just wrap the whole thing up on Monday? Our Heather Caygle touched base with a Senate… Read more »

Rep. Steve Scalise runs oil rig tours for votes Rep. Steve Scalise leaned over the railing of the Chevron Corp. oil platform floating in inky blue waters 250 miles off the Louisiana coast and marveled to a cluster of lawmakers that it produces 75,000 barrels of crude every day. Scalise is one of the oil industry's busiest tour guides in Congress. Eight times, he's lured colleagues onto… Read more »

GOP Just Keeps Pushing Financial Reform Republicans have been trying to chip away at the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act ever since it was passed nearly six years ago, and they have been making some headway in the last month. The latest victory for the GOP in their fight against Dodd-Frank came in the House of Representatives recently when H.R. 3340, known… Read more »

Cerrará el 29 de abril el Puente número I Los trabajos de remodelación se van a prolongar durante 16 meses y durante este tiempo, todo el tráfico de vehículos será desviado hacia el puente internacional Juárez-Lincoln FRANCISCO DIAZ LAREDO, TX.- Las autoridades de la Administración General de Servicios (GSA) anunciaron ante el gobierno municipal que a partir del 29 de abril se… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) commended the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on its recent decision to drop a proposed rule change that would have prohibited the modification of street cars, or cars for regular driving purposes, for use in off-road racing events. The proposal was the result of a new interpretation of emissions standards in the Clean Air Act. Last month,… Read more »

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Texas ANG updates Congressman on cyber, readies for mission expansion WASHINGTON – Senior leaders from the Texas Air National Guard were invited to provide U.S. Rep. Will Hurd (TX-23) an update on the 273rd Information Operations Squadron while visiting Washington, March 2, 2016. The 273rd IOS is a subordinate unit of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that he had successfully included in the FY 2017 Military Construction and Veterans Affairs Appropriations Bill a number of provisions designed to make life better for our country’s veterans. The bill was reviewed today by the entire U.S. House Appropriations Committee, on which Cuellar sits, and was passed out of committee. The bill can… Read more »