Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that the Fiscal Year 2016 government funding bill includes more than $897 million worth of support for Mexico and Central America, provisions that he and Kay Granger (R-TX-12), chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, have fought for. The omnibus includes $750 million in funding to implement the United… Read more »

Sen. John Cornyn expressed confidence Thursday that a federal spending bill that includes funding for a new federal courthouse in San Antonio will pass the full Congress. The $1.1 trillion omnibus bill’s language was made public this week and is slated for a vote by the House and Senate on Friday, according to Cornyn, R-Texas. After a lobbying effort by federal judges, city and… Read more »

A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to delay by two years the start of new ozone standards announced by the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year. The bill would require the EPA to delay implementation of the new standards for two years so the agency can study how foreign pollution affects ozone levels in areas that would not be in compliance with the new standards. Ozone… Read more »

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that the Fiscal Year 2016 government funding bill includes more than $897 million worth of support for Mexico and Central America, provisions that he and Kay Granger (R-TX-12), chair of the Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, have fought for. The omnibus includes… Read more »

By Guillermo Contreras December 17, 2015 Updated: December 17, 2015 10:24pm  Photo: Susan Walsh, STF / Associated Press Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell of Ky., center, accompanied by, from left, Sen. John Barrasso, R-Wyo., Sen. John Thune, R-S.D., and Senate Majority Whip John Cornyn of Texas, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington,… Read more »

By KYLE FELDSCHER (@KYLE_FELDSCHER) • 12/17/15 11:40 AM A bipartisan group of lawmakers wants to delay by two years the start of new ozone standards announced by the Environmental Protection Agency earlier this year. The bill would require the EPA to delay implementation of the new standards for two years so the agency can study how foreign pollution affects ozone… Read more »

 0 By Timothy Cama and Devin Henry - 12/17/15 05:34 PM EST OIL IS THE STICKING POINT: The oil exports provision in Congress' omnibus is shaping up to be Democrats' biggest problem with the massive spending bill. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she's not sure if her conference can provide enough votes for a majority to pass the bill in… Read more »

The oil exports provision in Congress' omnibus is shaping up to be Democrats' biggest problem with the massive spending bill. House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she's not sure if her conference can provide enough votes for a majority to pass the bill in Friday's vote. "No," she said when asked Thursday if she's confident Democrats would give the bill enough votes. "We're… Read more »

Texas Insider Report: WASHINGTON, DC – The National Guard announced plans to activate new cyber units, known as Cyber Protection Teams, one of which will be based in San Antonio, Texas. In July, U.S. Representative Will Hurd was joined by San Antonio Congressmen Joaquin Castro, Henry Cuellar and Lamar Smith in sending a letter to General Frank Grass, Chief of the National Guard… Read more »

·         by Abby Livingston ·         Dec. 17, 2015 Enlarge U.S. Reps. Gene Green, left, and Filemon Vela. A top operative for U.S. Rep. Filemon Vela, D-Brownsville, is headed for U.S. Rep. Gene Green's re-election campaign.  Jose Borjon, an adviser to Vela, is taking an… Read more »