Latest FBI report shows Border Cities to be safe McALLEN, RGV – If one measures the security of a community by the numbers of murders and robberies, the Texas-Mexico border region continues to be safe. Congressman Henry Cuellar on Thursday released a compilation of the latest crime statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation. He said the statistics undercut the perception many… Read more »

Today Reps. Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) and Joe Barton (R-TX-6) commended their colleagues on the bipartisan House floor vote to end the ban on crude oil exports. Cuellar and Barton introduced this legislation in February of this year. The bill passed 261-159, with 26 Democrats voting in favor. The United States is now one of the world’s leading energy producers, but our economy is… Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) released a compilation of the latest statistics from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) that show a lower murder rate in cities along the Texas-Mexico border than in other major cities across the nation and the State of Texas. The numbers are from 2014. The FBI crime rates also show that the number of robberies, assaults, and rapes are… Read more »

El día de hoy el congresista Henry Cuéllar por el distrito 28 de Texas publicó una recopilación de las últimas estadísticas de la Oficina Federal de Investigación (FBI por sus siglas en inglés) que muestran que hay una tasa de homicidios más baja en las ciudades ubicadas en la frontera de México-Estados Unidos, que en otras de las grandes ciudades de toda la nación y el estado de… Read more »

Posted: Thursday, October 8, 2015 6:36 pm STAFF REPORT FBI statistics showed cities along the Texas-Mexico border have a lower murder rate than other major cities in the U.S., according to a news release from Congressman Henry Cuellar’s office. U.S. Rep. Cuellar, D-Laredo, released on Thursday evening a compilation of the 2014 statistics from officials at the Federal Bureau of… Read more »

by Abby Livingston Oct. 7, 2015 WASHINGTON — The Obama administration announced late Wednesday that it "strongly opposes" a repeal of the crude oil export ban, an issue many Texans are trying to push through Congress.  Citing environmental concerns, the administration issued a statement on the legislation, H.R. 702, saying that if the president "were presented with H.R.… Read more »

By Guillermo Contreras October 7, 2015 Updated: October 7, 2015 11:47pm Photo: John Davenport, Staff / San Antonio Express-News The John H. Wood, Jr. Federal Courthouse at 655 E. Cesar Chavez was built to serve as the Confluence Theatre for HemisFair '68. The courthouse as it is currently built, causes numerous problems for judges, jurors, prosecutors and the Marshal's… Read more »

Posted by: Alessandra De Souza     CHLI Celebrated Hispanic Heritage Month at4th Annual Trade and International Affairs Symposium on Sept. 30, 2015   The Congressional Hispanic Leadership Institute (CHLI) hosted its 4thAnnual Trade and… Read more »

Por: Francisco Diaz Colaborará con cinco universidades mexicanas Directivos de la Universidad Internacional de TAMIU firmaron un memorándum de entendimiento con cinco universidades mexicanas durante una mesa redonda binacional celebrada en el campus de Laredo. LAREDO, TX.- La reunión fue convocada por el Congresista Federal Henry Cuellar y fue el primer evento de su clase en Laredo… Read more »

Texans Rally U.S. House to Lift Crude Oil Export Ban WASHINGTON — A decades-long ban on crude oil exports is up for repeal, legislation that is expected to glide through the U.S. House at the end of the week. Though there is little doubt that the repeal will pass the lower chamber, it still faces serious obstacles before becoming law.  The Obama administration is telegraphing that… Read more »