by TBB - Dec 4, 2015
Texas Border Business
WASHINGTON — Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX-23), Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX-16) and Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) praised the passage by the U.S. House and Senate of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, a five-year… Read more »
Today, the House agreed to the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, H.R. 22, the bill that offers a five-year $305 billion reauthorization of federal-aid highway and transit programs. The House voted 359-65 to accept the legislation, paving the way for Senate passage and sending the bill to the President’s desk. The legislation will allocate an average of $3.67 billion per… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), Congressman Will Hurd (R-TX-23), Congressman Beto O’Rourke (D-TX-16) and Chairman Michael McCaul (R-TX-10) praised the passage by the U.S. House and Senate of the Fixing America’s Surface Transportation (FAST) Act, a five-year federal highway bill including language to give states more flexibility to invest in border… Read more »
Today, the House voted 359-64 to adopt the conference report on the Every Student Succeeds Act. This bill reauthorizes the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, the primary source of federal aid to K-12 education, and the conference report, or compromise, between the House and the Senate represents a key step forward for our nation’s schoolchildren by replacing No Child Left Behind… Read more »
Updated: Wed 6:20 PM, Dec 02, 2015
By: Matt McGovern
LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - A former United States president is making a stop here in the gateway city later on this week.
Former U.S. President Bill Clinton will be visiting Laredo this week.
The politics website politico reports, Bill Clinton will be attending a private fundraiser event this Friday in Laredo.
The… Read more »
By ERIC WOLFF
11/30/15 10:00 AM EST
With help from Darren Goode, Kalina Oroschakoff, and Alex Guillén
ARE YOU READY FOR DECEMBERRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR? The Paris Climate talks start in earnest today, and Congress has a stack of energy business, from disapproving of the EPA resolutions to fighting over EPA riders in a spending bill and on to a major energy and… Read more »
Posted Monday, November 30th 2015 @ 6am
Border Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) says as the U.S. debates the fate of Syrian refugees, the refugees are coming and will continue to arrive on our southern border, and rather than debate, the country needs to start deciding how to handle the coming flood of desperate people from the Middle East, News Radio 1200 WOAI… Read more »
In Jourdanton, a Grand Opening was held at the Veteran’s Service Office at 818 Main St., at noon on Tuesday, November 24. From left are, Commissioner Lonnie Gillespie, Pct. 1; Commissioner Freddie Ogden, Pct. 3; Atascosa County Judge Bob Hurley, Representative Ryan Guillen, Congressman Henry Cuellar, Senator Carlos Uresti, Mike Lambaria, Veterans Service Officer and Commissioner… Read more »
Jordanis Perez, 31, center, waits for help at Catholic Charities in Houston with fellow Cuban immigrants.
(Molly Hennessy-Fiske / Los Angeles Times)
Molly Hennessy-FiskeContact Reporter
When Jordanis Perez fled Havana this spring for the United States, he decided his best chances weren't by boat to Florida, but by a route increasingly favored by thousands of Cuban migrants—… Read more »
Wed, Nov 25 2015, 07:22 PM EST
The disturbing story of children who were supposed to be placed into a safe home, but instead were placed into an abusive situation was brought to you exclusively on News 4 last night. Now, local lawmakers who saw that story are hoping to make a change.
"a situation where there are strong allegations have been made and we are certainly going to… Read more »
