Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) today awarded Sergeant Valentin Moreno, a veteran with the United States Army, with the Purple Heart Award. The Purple Heart is awarded to members of the armed forces of the United States who are wounded by an instrument of war in the hands of the enemy. It was established by General George Washington in 1782. For injuries received on August 19, 1969… Read more »

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Today, Rep. Cuellar (D-TX-28) marked Women’s Equality Day, a celebration of the 95th anniversary of the adoption of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which ensured women’s right to vote across the country. This hard-won victory came after 72 years of marching and petitioning as well as ostracism and imprisonment following the first major women’s rights conference at Seneca… Read more »

When Donald Trump said he’d build a wall across the southern border and that Mexico would pay for it, some people in South Texas wondered how the billionaire mogul would swing a deal like that. Now they know. In a newly released position paper — the first and only so far of his presidential campaign — Trump has announced that he would slap new costs or regulations on virtually every… Read more »

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 las inmediaciones del Puente Internacional II “Juárez-Lincoln”, el congresista federal Henry Cuéllar, presentó y dio el… Read more »

But make no mistake, even U.S. refiners are switching sides in this argument. Why No Blanket Repeal of the Oil Export Ban? Barrel Russell, president of the Unbiased Petroleum Affiliation of America, stated the choice is a towards a full repeal of a U.S. crude oil export ban enacted within the 1970s. Exporting light crude would be a boon to not only those Texas producers in the Permian… Read more »

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… Read more »

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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… Read more »

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… Read more »