Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) will host fifth-grade student Anthony Garcia, 11, from Dr. Henry Cuellar Elementary School in Laredo, Texas, to see President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union Address on Tuesday, January 12 at 8 p.m. CST at the House Chamber at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.
“Education is the great equalizer. I fully believe in providing our students with… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar will host an elementary school student from Laredo to see President Barack Obama’s final State of the Union address.
The student, Anthony Garcia, 11, who attends Cuellar Elementary School, was chosen out of 105 fifth-grade students at the school who participated in an essay-writing competition about positive habits that have made them a better leader, and… Read more »
Local elementary student attending State of the Union Address
By: Victoria Young
LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - On Tuesday, president Barack Obama will give his last State of the Union Address, an event that some call historic.
One Laredo student will be joining Congressmen Henry Cuellar at Tuesday's State of the Union Address.
Libraries are typically quiet places, but on this day… Read more »
Immigration Courts Backlogged Across the State
Posted: Jan 11, 2016 6:59 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 11, 2016 6:59 PM CST
SAN JUAN – Immigrations courts are backlogged across the state of Texas.
The need for more immigration judges in the Rio Grande Valley is crucial. There are 55 new immigration judges ready to be put to work.
At the La Union Del Pueblo Entero, there… Read more »
USDA Combating Carrizo Cane on Border
Posted: Jan 11, 2016 7:13 PM CSTUpdated: Jan 11, 2016 08:13 PM
WESLACO- The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s carrizo cane eradication program is a step closer to controlling the invasive plant species. The plant is known for its thirst for water and serves as a place for criminals to hide along the river.
The carrizo cane is a problem… Read more »
Buscan acabar con especies invasivas
Pretenden exterminar el carrizo junto al Río Grande
Mission, Tx.
El congresista federal por el Distrito 28, Henry Cuéllar, anunció la inclusión de provisiones en la ley de fondos para acelerar el control y remoción de la caña de carrizo y otras especies invasivas a lo largo del Valle de Río Grande.
La caña de carrizo es una especie invasiva de… Read more »
concern, according to recent polls federal lawmakers on both sides of the aisle, agreeit should be sots brian babin, "i think national security is top issue this year and i think it's going to stay that "instead of spending time way." Henry Cuellar, repealing health care and planned parenthood, what we ought to be focused on, national security, border security." kristine oc - stand up… Read more »
"The New York Times" estima en 11.000 los cubanos varados en Centroamérica
Unos 11.000 cubanos están varados en Centroamérica y listos para entrar a Estados Unidos, dice el diario The New York Times en un reporte dominical sobre su situación migratoria.
El éxodo es considerado por algunos funcionarios como una estampida, dice el diario.
Según la nota,… Read more »
Cubans, Fearing Loss of Favored Status in U.S., Rush to Make an Arduous Journey
By FRANCES ROBLES
LA CRUZ, Costa Rica — In Gretchen López’s slumber, during whatever winks of sleep she could get in a crowded open air shelter, she dreamed she was sending money to her mother in Cuba to renovate her crumbling house and buy delicious food.
“But I woke up and I was… Read more »
