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Two weeks ago, I was successful in adding important language in the Fiscal Year 2016 appropriations bill for Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, and Related Agencies (T-HUD). This bill will advance the development of a passenger rail between the United States and Mexico. For years, representatives from both sides of the aisle in Washington, D.C., have worked together to bring… Read more »

Dozens of congressional Democrats are joining Republicans to back legislation blocking the Obama administration’s new rule to redefine its jurisdiction over the nation’s waterways. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers made the regulation final Wednesday in an attempt to clarify that small streams, wetlands, headwaters and tributaries are… Read more »

Congressman Will Hurd (R-Helotes) told a group of South Texas businessmen the success of the oil and natural gas industry in the United States is a matter of national security. Hurd made his remarks before a crowd of 200 people attending the Eagle Ford Consortium Conference in San Antonio on Thursday morning. "American energy security isn't just about securing… Read more »

Presidio County, City of Presidio, and Ojinaga, Chihuahua, Mexico officials were in Washington, D.C. last week, advocating on behalf of the Presidio-Ojinaga International Bridge expansion project. The Far West Texas and northern Mexico delegation included Presidio County Judge Cinderela Guevara, Presidio County Commissioner Jim White, Presidio Mayor John Ferguson, Ojinaga… Read more »

It takes about five hours to drive from Monterrey, Mexico, to San Antonio — that's if there's not much of a line at the border. It's quite a popular route, considering the growing volume of Monterrey émigrés in SA (there's a reason the Stone Oak/Sonterra area is called "Sonterrey" or "Little Monterrey"). So they and others may like the sound of being able to cut that trip down to two… Read more »

Following the World Trade Organization’s fourth ruling May 18 that U.S. mandatory country of origin labeling (COOL) regulations violate global trade rules, U.S. Sen. John Cornyn announced his support for House Agriculture Committee Chairman K. Michael Conaway’s legislation, HR 2393, to repeal the burdensome law.  This latest ruling would allow Canada and Mexico, America’s two… Read more »

In commemoration of Memorial Day, six brothers from Zapata were honored for their heroic efforts during World War II by Congressman Henry Cuellar as well as county and state officials at a community-wide event held outside the Zapata County Courthouse on Monday morning. In March, Cuellar recognized brothers Teodoro, Leopoldo, Antonio, Anselmo, Filiberto Jr. and Jose Manuel Treviño with a… Read more »

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This Memorial Day, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) honored six heroes from Zapata who served honorably in the United States Armed Forces during World War II.   In March, Congressman Cuellar recognized brothers Teodoro, Leopoldo, Antonio, Anselmo, Filiberto, Jr. and Jose Manuel Treviño with a speech on floor the U.S. House of Representatives in Washington, D.C. Congressman… Read more »