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Rep. Cuellar Announces Federal Grant Award to TAMIU

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Tags: Education

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), along with Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) President Dr. Ray Keck III and TRiO Student Support Services Program Director Leticia Valle, announced today that TAMIU has been awarded a $1.2 million grant by the United States Department of Education, which will be used by the university’s TRiO Student Support Services program to provide…

Congressman Cuellar Announces Multi-Million Dollar Renovation Project for Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28), announced long-awaited renovations to the Lincoln-Juarez International Bridge, also known as Bridge II, which will begin next month thanks to funds he was able to secure during the House Appropriations Committee Fiscal Year 2014 Budget. Brasfield & Gorrie, LLC of Birmingham, Alabama, has been awarded a $62 million contract from the General…

Rep. Cuellar Announces Partnership between Laredo VA Outpatient Clinic and Doctors Hospital of Laredo

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today announced the expansion of health care services for veterans at the Laredo Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) Outpatient Clinic.   A new partnership between the VA Texas Valley Coastal Bend Health Care System, TriWest and Doctors Hospital of Laredo will allow qualifying Laredo-area veterans to receive inpatient surgical and emergency care…

EL MANANA: Anunciarán trabajos en el puente II

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El congresista federal Henry Cuellar se reunirá mañana con Sylvia Hernández, administradora regional de la Administración General de Servicios (GSA), con el director de la Aduana en Laredo David Higgerson, y con el alcalde Pete Sáenz, para fijar el arranque de las obras para el mes de septiembre. El pasado mes, oficiales federales confirmaron que la agencia GSA autorizó un contrato con…

MILENIO: Arranca modernización de Puente Internacional en Texas

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Autoridades de Estados Unidos y de Nuevo Laredo entre las que se encontraba el alcalde de Nuevo Laredo, Carlos Canturosas Villarreal, dieron el arranque para la modernización del Puente Internacional II "Juárez – Lincoln", del lado americano. Dicho proyecto incluye la construcción de una unidad para la inspección de autobuses y automóviles, actualmente el Puente cuenta con un tráfico…

HOY TAMAULIPAS: Presenta alcalde Canturosas proyecto para modernizar garita mexicana del puente II

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Ante la presentación del proyecto de modernización para los Puentes Internacionales 1 y 2 en Laredo, Texas, el presidente municipal de Nuevo Laredo, Carlos Canturosas Villarreal, ratificó su postura de acelerar este proceso en el lado mexicano. En una reunión en la inmediaciones del Puente Internacional II "Juárez-Lincoln", el congresista federal Henry Cuellar, presentó y dio el…

ENLINE DIRECTA: Ampliarán el puente Juárez/Lincol; obras tardarán 30 meses

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La titular de la Administración de Servicios Generales de Estados Unidos (GSA), Sylvia Hernández, y el director de operaciones de campo del Departamento de Seguridad Nacional, Aduanas y Protección Fronteriza (CBP), David Higgerson, anunciaron las obras de construcción para la expansión y modernización del puente internacional Juárez/Lincoln. El proyecto fue avalado la tarde de este…

KGNS: Laredo VA Clinic to see expansion of health care services

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The VA Texas Valley Costal Bend Health Care System and Congressman Henry Cuellar announced the expansion of health care services for Laredo area veterans. The expansion consist of a partnership with doctors hospital of Laredo, meaning veterans may not have to travel out of town for hospitalservices. "This partnership will allow them to get closer to where they live. So they…

KGNS: TAMIU to receive federal grant of $1.2 million

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Tags: Education

TAMIU is getting a federal grant of $1.2 million. The grant will be used by the university's Trio Student Support Services, which provides academic assistance to students in need. The program provides tutoring, counseling, remediation and other support services to low-income, first-generation or students with disabilities. The goal is to increase retention and…