Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) held a binational energy roundtable at Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) with top experts from the energy industry in both the United States and Mexico. The first event of its kind in South Texas, the discussion brought together public and private sector officials from both the United States and Mexico in order to strengthen… Read more »
Hoy, el congresista demócrata Henry Cuéllar por el distrito 28 de Texas presentó una mesa redonda con representantes expertos del sector de energía en México y los Estados Unidos en la universidad Texas A&M International (TAMIU). La mesa redonda fue la primera de su tipo en Laredo, y reunió a representantes de gobierno y el sector privado de ambos países para reforzar la cooperación y… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) hosted a roundtable Wednesday afternoon to discuss the issue of bank closures, or de-risking, in communities along the border. Representatives from both the U.S. and Mexico attended as well as Congressmen Juan Vargas (D-CA-51) and Will Hurd (R-TX-23).
Banks in already underserved border communities have been closing at a critical rate. For example, 17… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement today on the continuing resolution, or funding mechanism, approved by the House to continue funding for the federal government until December 11, 2015:
“I am glad this continuing resolution came to the floor today. Keeping the federal government funded is… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced that F.J. Scott Elementary School in Roma had been named a National Blue Ribbon School by the United States Department of Education.
The Blue Ribbon, an award given out to just 335 schools across the country today, recognizes overall academic excellence or progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups. F.J. Scott was… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar recently released the following statement on Pope Francis’ address to a joint meeting of Congress:
“Pope Francis’ visit to our nation’s Capital was a truly historic event. His address to Congress was greatly welcomed by many of my colleagues as we put aside our partisan politics to listen to a world leader on peace. I invited a number of my constituents to… Read more »
The San Antonio business leaders, residents who traveled to see Pope Francis in DC
Dozens of San Antonio residents were witnesses to history, including several prominent business people who traveled to Washington D.C. to hear Pope Francis speak.
Pope Francis delivered a message of hope to Congress but also spoke about immigration, the environment and the death penalty among other topics… Read more »
The pope, politics and pipeline
The news from the nation’s capital last week had Pope Francis talking about global climate change, Hillary Clinton criticizing the Keystone pipeline and the oil industry, and the U.S. House getting ready to vote on repealing the ban on crude oil exports.
Pope Francis arrived in Washington, D.C., and reiterated that Americans need to do more to counter… Read more »
FRANCISCO DÍAZ | 28/09/2015
LAREDO, TX.- Bajo una nueva iniciativa del gobierno federal, se permitirá a ciudades fronterizas como Laredo, tener mayor flexibilidad en el uso de fondos federales, para invertirlos en mejoras a la infraestructura para el comercio internacional.
Un acuerdo de cooperación entre los Congresistas Henry Cuellar, Michael McCaul y WillHurd, con el apoyo… Read more »
Today Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), along with San Antonio Representatives Will Hurd (R-TX-23), Lamar Smith (R-TX-21), Lloyd Doggett (D-TX-35) and Joaquin Castro (D-TX-20), introduced H.R. 3612, bipartisan legislation to provide emergency funding for FY 2016 for the construction of a new federal courthouse for the United States District Court for the Western District of… Read more »
