WASHINGTON - 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… Read more »

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Houston, wants to give Congress’ highest civilian honor to President Lyndon B. Johnson. Jackson Lee introduced a bill last month to give Johnson the Congressional Gold Medal. It’s the most prestigious award Congress bestows for non-military service, and a difficult one to secure: The bill needs two-thirds of the House or Senate to sponsor it before that chamber… Read more »

Today, the United States Department of Commerce announced the approval of licenses for swaps of U.S. light crude oil in exchange for imports of heavy Mexican crude oil. Currently, the United States is prohibited from exporting its crude oil due to a crude oil export ban that was established in 1975 and has since hindered the American energy market in light of great advancements in… Read more »

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The Obama administration will allow limited sales of U.S. crude toMexico for the first time, a senior administration official told Reuters, marking another milestone in loosening a contentious ban on exporting domestic oil. The Commerce Department is "acting favorably on a number of applications" to export U.S. crude in exchange for imported Mexican oil, the official said. Such oil… Read more »

This week, The National Retail Federations (NRF) named Congressman Henry Cuellar one of their “Heroes of Main Street.” As part of the National Retail Federation’s annual Retail Advocates Summit fly-in, the National Retail Federation recognized a bipartisan group of 289 members of Congress for their support of retail industry priorities such as international trade, patent reform, health… Read more »

EL FINANCIERO: Pancho Domínguez, de gira por Estados Unidos El gobernador electo de Querétaro se reunió con el exembajador Arturo Sarukhán y el congresista Henry Cuellar. El gobernador electo del estado de Querétaro, Francisco Domínguez Servién, realiza una gira de trabajo en Estados Unidos, con el objetivo de fortalecer las relaciones internacionales, así como intercambiar… Read more »

CODICE INFORMATIVO: “Buscamos potencializar el progreso económico y social para Corregidora”: Kuri El presidente municipal electo de Corregidora, Mauricio Kuri González, lleva a cabo una gira de trabajo por Estados Unidos. Con el objetivo de aumentar las posibilidades de crecimiento del municipio Corregidora y posicionarlo en el ámbito internacional, Mauricio Kuri González, presidente… Read more »

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Una nueva legislación federal permitirá a ciudades como Laredo, tener mayor flexibilidad en el uso de fondos federales, para invertirlos en mejoras a la infraestructura para el comercio internacional. El congresista federal Henry Cuellar y el senador John Cornyn, se unieron a los también legisladores Michael McCaul y WillHurd, para presentar un proyecto legislativo que ayudará a los… Read more »