El congresista por Laredo, Henry Cuéllar, anunció este jueves que la modernización al puente internacional Juárez-Lincoln, también conocido como puente II, comenzarán a finales de este verano gracias a los fondos que se aseguraron del comité fiscal de asignaciones del presupuesto del año 2014. Brasfield y Gorrie, LLC de Birmingham, Alabama, se ha adjudicado el contrato para el proyecto… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar on Thursday announced that renovations to Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge will begin later this summer thanks to federal funds he was able to secure.   Brasfield & Gorrie, of Birmingham, Alabama, has been awarded the contract for the project and will oversee the $62 million contract for the Vehicle Processing Facility at the Juarez-Lincoln bridge.… Read more »

The President commends Members of Congress who took important steps this week to ensure that the United States can negotiate and enforce strong, high-standard trade agreements that are good for American workers and our economy. Thanks to the leadership of Rep. Cuellar, workers and businesses in Texas will have more opportunity to compete and win in markets both at home and abroad.… Read more »

LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - Congressman Henry Cuellar says it'simportant to him for immigrant families to be treated properly. Several U.S. representatives visited the Immigration Detention Center in Dilley this week. Many are upset about women and children being held at the centers and they're calling for change. Cuellar did not go because of a previously scheduled… Read more »

El congresista Henry Cuellar reconoció a varios agentes de la patrulla fronteriza del valle por su labor. Durante una ceremonia especial, nueve agentes que pusieron en riesgo su vida mientras desempeñaban su trabajo, fueron reconocidos. “Estos son héroes que salvaron vidas de personas que estaban tratando de cruzar aquí”, diceHenry Cuellar. El congresista agrego que espera… Read more »

A local congressman honored several border patrol agents from the valley. During a special ceremony, Henry Cuellar recognized a select few who have made a split second decision to save the lives of those in need. Cuellar provided these men with congressional certificates of recognition and discussed the heroic actions these men performed while on duty. VIDEO:… Read more »

McALLEN — U.S. Border Patrol agents switched gears from law enforcers to life savers when they pulled a suspected drug smuggler from inside a burning van that had crashed into a tree after a high-speed chase earlier this year. During a ceremony Monday, the five agents who helped in the fiery crash and four other Rio Grande Valley Sector agents were awarded with a Congressional… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) Today honored the efforts of nine U.S. Border Patrol agents from the Rio Grande Valley Sector who made split-second decisions that helped save the lives of those in need. Congressman Cuellar met with U.S. Border Patrol Agents at the McAllen Patrol Station on June 22, where he provided them with Congressional Certificates of Recognition and discussed the… Read more »

In less than two years, the number of Texas-based immigration cases stuck in federal courts has swelled by about 60 percent. Through April of this year, about 77,000 immigration cases in Texas were still meandering through the system. That’s one spot below California’s 89,300, and an increase of 58 percent since October 2013, according to data compiled by the Transactional Records… Read more »

Congress has approved funding for 55 new Immigration Judges nationwide, and U.S. Rep Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) says many of the judges will be stationed here, to relieve the backlog of immigration cases following last summer's surge, News Radio 1200 WOAI reports.   "San Antonio, Dilley, and a couple other places will be getting more immigration judges," Cuellar said.   There is… Read more »