Desde hace dos años el gobierno federal cedió al municipio el edificio de la antigua Corte Federal pero a la fecha no se ha utilizado y en la junta de cabildo de hoy, el regidor Roque Vela Jr. pedirá convertirla en un museo. “Voy a pedir un reporte al regente municipal Jesús Olivares para ver lo que se ha invertido en este edificio para acondicionarlo para el uso del gobierno municipal y… Read more »

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To the editor: Last week, the 21st Century CURES bill was unanimously passed by a vote of 344 to 77.   This quality of life bill will infuse $1.75 billion a year for the next 5 years to the National Institute of Health for continuing critical medical research to ultimately find a cure for cancer, among other illnesses. Cancer knows no boundaries whatsoever and strikes 1… Read more »

As the adjacent graphic shows, there has been substantial progress in some aspects of reforming our nation’s broken immigration system. It is in no way complete and we continue to lament the fact that Congress refuses to take up this issue in its entirety.   For the past year, The Monitor’s Editorial Board has dissected pieces of this complicated issue and offered various… Read more »

Se afirma que al regreso de ENRIQUE PEÑA NIETO al país habra cambios relevantes en su gabinte, inclusive se da como un hecho la llegada de MANLIO FABIO BELTRONES al equipo de confianza del mandatario. Mientras tanto el Jefe de Gobierno del Distrito Federal, MIGUEL ANGEL MANCERA ESPINOSA, entregó ayer nombramientos a los nuevos funcionarios que a partir de la fecha se integran a su… Read more »

Para asegurar que los inspectores de la aduana den un servicio cortés y respetuoso a quienes cruzan por los puentes internacionales, el congresista Federal Henry Cuellar solicitó incluir al puerto de Laredo en un programa piloto para que los agentes aduaneros utilicen cámaras en sus cuerpos. “Hubo quejas de malos tratos hacia los visitantes y las cámaras ayudarán a tener pruebas para… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee, was successful in adding language into the Fiscal Year 2016 Department of Homeland Security Appropriations Bill. The language in the bill, which passed Tuesday, would bring more transparency within Customs and Border Protection (CBP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).   Last year,… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar received the Friend of the National Parks Award from the nonpartisan National Parks Conservation Association (NPCA). This award recognizes Congressman Cuellar’s votes during the 113th Congress, which contributed to the protection and enhancement of America’s national parks. NPCA’s Friend of the National Parks Award was established in 1999 to track and… Read more »

This week on Capitol Hill, members of the House of Representatives got an update on a program that would work to protect our nations borders. Congressman Henry Cuellar wants Laredo to be the lead city in testing out custom border protection body cameras. That’s for the men and women protecting our bridges, airports and seaports. The testing has been used in training but its now… Read more »

Two days after the Iran deal was unveiled, the Obama administration's sales job is in full swing. Vice President Joe Biden traveled to Capitol Hill on Wednesday to convince House Democrats to support the deal, while a small group of senators were invited to the White House to get their questions answered directly from officials who sat across from the Iranians at the negotiating table.… Read more »