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 »

Bipartisan bill brings San Antonio a step closer to landing new federal courthouse The long anticipated construction of a new federal courthouse in San Antonio may finally be closer to dirt-turning. A bipartisan group of San Antonio lawmakers has introduced new legislation that would provide emergency funding from fiscal year 2016 for the construction of a new federal courthouse for the… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today released the following statement on His Holiness Pope Francis’ address to a joint meeting of Congress: “Pope Francis’ visit to our nation’s Capitol 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… Read more »

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Congressman Cuellar Announces Winner from American Humane Association’s Hero Dog Awards Military Dog of the Year, Rambo, is from Converse, Texas WASHINGTON — Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) announced today that Rambo, a military working dog from his district, took home the American Humane Association’s prize for Military Dog of the Year Saturday night at the Annual Hero Dog… Read more »