Updated: Wed 10:50 PM, Nov 11, 2015
By: Renee Santos
LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - Veteran's Day marks a day to honor and remember all current and fallen veterans.
Many people paid their respects by visiting the city's cemetery, placing flowers on loved one's gravestones.
But people are concerned about the limited space at that cemetery.
The designated area to bury… Read more »
LISA LUNA STAFF WRITER
Many were on hand for the grand opening ceremony and balloon release at Atascosa Health Center in Pleasanton. LISA LUNA | PLEASANTON EXPRESSThe Grand Opening of the Atascosa Health Center on Saturday, Nov. 7, was a morning of reflecting on the past, but also looking forward to the future with a sense of excitement.
There was a great turnout for the… Read more »
Gregory Ripps
Wilson County News
November 11, 2015
Floresville may once again have a siren to warn people in the city about tornados.
City Manager Henrietta Turner raised the subject at a Nov. 3 meeting with Joe De Ochoa, area director for rural development with the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA).
According to Turner, De Ochoa said Floresville should qualify for a… Read more »
SUE BROWN EDITOR
Domingo Chapa, WWII Navy Veteran, shows the flag he received last December from Congressman Henry Cuellar. Chapa was chosen to hunt with the nonprofit group Trinty Oaks. SUE BROWN | PLEASANTON EXPRESSDomingo Chapa, a 92-year-old World War II veteran, was among a group of veterans this past weekend who were able to experience a deer hunt, courtesy of the… Read more »
POR: FRANCISCO DIAZ
11 / NOVIEMBRE / 2015 -
Laredo, Texas
Una reunión celebrada ayer entre autoridades locales con representantes de las compañías ferroviarias y de la Administración Federal de Ferrocarril, sembró la esperanza de reducir los graves problemas de congestión y bloqueo de cruceros del tren en la ciudad.
“Creo que lo más importante de la junta es que hay… Read more »
Cuellar, Smith Slam President’s Keystone XL Decision
No surprise–but plenty of frustration from Texas Members of Congress–on both sides of the political aisle–after President Barack Obama officially kills plans for the Keystone XL Pipeline.
“There was no reason not to go forward with the construction of the pipeline that was going to create thousands of jobs across the United… Read more »
Today, Congressman Cuellar witnessed the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between the City of Laredo and COMCE (Consejo Mexicano de Comercio Exterior) to work together to process, promote and expedite trade through the Port of Laredo.
This historic agreement between the City of Laredo and COMCE will solidify Laredo’s position as the nation’s number one inland port and top… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) hosted a meeting with participants from the Texas Department of Transportation, Federal Railroad Administration, the City of Laredo, U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Mexican Customs officials, the Federal Rail Administration, Kansas City Southern Railway Company and Union Pacific Railroad to continue ongoing dialogue and find a solution to… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) has released the following statement on President Obama's decision today to reject the application for the completion of the Keystone XL oil pipeline after years of consideration:
"The Keystone XL is a great opportunity to create thousands of good jobs in a vastly growing energy sector. I greatly disagree with President Obama’s decision to reject the… Read more »
The number of unaccompanied children who were apprehended or surrendered to law enforcement on the southwest border dropped by more than 40 percent in the fiscal 2015 year, according to updated federal statistics.
But one border lawmaker says that figure doesn't tell the whole story, as the total number of children surges to more than 60,000 when those who crossed with at least one… Read more »
