U.S. Legislation for Crude Exports Approved The U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approved bipartisan legislation on Thursday that will promote U.S. energy leadership by lifting a 1970s-era ban on crude exports. Chairman Emeritus Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX) and Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced the legislation which is expected to be considered by the full house later this… Read more »

Oil exports bill gets bipartisan support, passes out of Energy and Commerce Committee The House Energy and Commerce Committee held a mark-up of H.R. 702, which would lift the nearly 40-year-old ban on crude oil exports on Thursday, Sept. 17. Only one amendment was adopted in committee, Dist. 29 U.S. Rep. Gene Green’s (D-TX) Savings Provision. The provision would grant authority to the… Read more »

UTRGV looks to expand partnerships to provide health care for veterans HARLINGEN – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are looking into ways they can collaborate to improve healthcare access for area veterans. The UTRGV Regional Academic Health Center was the venue Monday morning for two roundtable discussions – one with community… Read more »

Reps. Joe Barton (R-TX), Henry Cuellar (D-TX), and Gene Green (D-TX) applaud the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on the approval of H.R. 702, which would amend the Energy Policy and Conservation Act of 1975 to repeal the outdated ban on crude oil exports. Rep. Barton stated, “I would like to thank Congressman Cuellar who was the first of many Democrats to cosponsor this… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today announced that the U.S. Bureau of Land Management (BLM) will hold a wild horse and burro adoption here on September 25 and 26. The animals to be adopted will be displayed at the Laredo International Fair and Exposition (LIFE Downs) and will consist of dozens of adult and yearling horses and burros that once roamed free on Western public lands.… Read more »

Cuellar meets with V.A. secretary in the Valley Posted: Wed 7:43 PM, Sep 16, 2015 By: Justin J. Reyes LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - Congressman Henry Cuellar met with the head of the Department of Veterans Affairs about improving healthcarein South Texas. The group toured the V.A. facility in Harlingen, which is part of the samenetwork as the V.A. clinic in… Read more »

KXOF News 09/16/2015 11:43 AM Congressman Henry Cuellar along with Governor Greg Abbott and Senator John Cornyn visited Harlingen and McAllen to met to discuss issues relaing to veteran health care. VIDEO: http://www.mylaredofox.com/2015/09/16/texas-leaders-address-veterans-concerns/   Read more »

By admin | on 16 septiembre, 2015 |  Laredo, Texas.- El congresista Henry Cuellar asistió a la gran apertura de la nueva $ 6,100,000 Departamento de Seguridad (DPS) Crime Lab Pública con el representante estatal Richard P. Raymond, DPS director Steven C. McCraw Texas, Mayor Pete Sáenz, y otros líderes locales y estatales. El laboratorio del crimen es el… Read more »

Por staff - septiembre 16, 2015 Agencia: Prensa Multimedia Laredo, Texas.- El congresista Henry Cuellar asistió a la gran apertura de la nueva $ 6,100,000 Departamento de Seguridad (DPS) Crime Lab Pública con el representante estatal Richard P. Raymond, DPS director Steven C. McCraw Texas, Mayor Pete Sáenz, y otros líderes locales y estatales. El laboratorio del crimen… Read more »

House Vote May Signal the Beginning of the End of Oil Export Ban Brian Wingfield and Catherine TraywickSep 16, 2015 3:57 pm ET (Bloomberg) -- House Republicans will test Thursday whether a once-unthinkable goal of U.S. energy producers could become reality: the end of a 40-year ban on exporting oil. A mainstay of U.S. energy policy since the Arab oil embargo of the 1970s, the export… Read more »