Laredo, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) joined People with Ideas of Love, Liberty, Acceptance, and Respect (PILLAR) in unveiling a new harm reduction vending machine in Laredo. The vending machine was made possible by $1,196,880 in federal funding for PILLAR’s Project Positive Affirmation at Work (PAW).
Located at Laredo’s Fire Station #3, Project PAW’s… Read more »
Laredo, TX – U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) joined the entire Texas Democratic delegation in urging Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Administrator Chiquita Brooks-LaSure to quickly intervene and pause the Medicaid redetermination process to take corrective action and ensure the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) comes into full compliance with… Read more »
Laredo, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced the groundbreaking for the West Laredo Gateway Community Health Center. The Center was made possible by $2,000,000 in Congressionally directed funding that Dr. Cuellar secured in FY22.
Dr. Cuellar also announced $6,005,040 in federal funding for Gateway provided by the Health Resources and Services… Read more »
El Cenizo, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced $1,150,000 in Congressionally directed funding for the El Cenizo Street Improvements Project. The funds will be used to pave Morales Street and Hernandez Street in El Cenizo, which are vulnerable to flooding and hazardous to residents.
Good, quality roads have a far-reaching impact on South Texas… Read more »
Roma, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced $1,500,000 in federal funding for the Las Americas Roma Logistics & Industrial Park. $1,000,000 will be provided by Congressionally directed funding, and $500,000 will be provided by USDA Rural Business Development grant funding.
The funds will be used to develop the 328-acre Park’s infrastructure,… Read more »
Laredo, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced $1,000,000 in Congressionally directed funding for the Zacate Creek Restoration Project. The funds will be used to enhance a section of Zacate Creek to create a new fishing area, reconstruct a retaining wall, restore the Zacate stream, landscape, irrigate, and clear invasive species.
Zacate Creek serves as a… Read more »
Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced $963,000 in Congressionally directed funding for Texas A&M International University’s (TAMIU) STEM Connector Project with Laredo College. The funds will be used to create a graduate certificate in Systems Engineering at TAMIU, develop a coordinated engineering curriculum at TAMIU and Laredo College, purchase… Read more »
Laredo, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced $2,000,000 in federal funding for People with Ideas of Love, Liberty, Acceptance, and Respect’s (PILLAR) Project Re-entry and Treatment Network. The funds, awarded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), will be used to provide… Read more »
Laredo, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar, Ph.D. (TX-28) announced $150,000 in federal funding for the design and implementation of a binational air quality measurement system at the Laredo/Nuevo Laredo cross-border region. The funds, provided by North American Development Bank (NADBank), will be used by Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) and the Texas A&M… Read more »
San Antonio, TX – Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $1,300,000 in Congressionally directed funding for union apprenticeships in San Antonio. The funds will be used to purchase equipment and renovate workspaces for the Local 66 International Association of Ironworkers through the City of San Antonio’s Ready to Work apprenticeship program. The equipment… Read more »
