Pleasanton, TX—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), announced $3,671,173.73 in federal funding for the reimbursement of summer meals for children in Atascosa County. Last summer, Atascosa County students received $2,407,056.29 worth of lunches, $1,257,842.88 worth of breakfasts, and $6,274.56 worth of snacks through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) , the School Breakfast… Read more »

San Antonio, TX—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), announced $112,030,451.01 in federal funding for the reimbursement of summer meals for children in Bexar County. Last summer, Bexar County students received $79,017,826.81 worth of lunches, $32,448,070.29 worth of breakfasts, $562,847.04 worth of snacks, and $1,706.87 worth of milk through the National School Lunch Program… Read more »

Zapata, TX—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), announced $2,061,892.15 in federal funding for the reimbursement of summer meals for children in Zapata County. Last summer, Zapata County students received $1,329,021.89 worth of lunches and $732,870.26 worth of breakfasts through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and the School Breakfast Program (SBP). These programs… Read more »

Washington, DC—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that People with Ideas of Love, Liberty, Acceptance and Respect (PILLAR) in Laredo will receive $1,196,880 through the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The grant will help support the implementation of Project PAW (Positive Affirmation at Work) to enhance the organization’s current overdose and… Read more »

Washington, DC—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that he secured $1,773,690 for students in Starr County through the Upward Bound program. The grants are awarded through the U.S. Department of Education and support high school students from low-income families and families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree in preparing for college. The goal of Upward… Read more »

Washington, DC—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that he secured $453,211 for students in Webb County through the Upward Bound program. The grants are awarded through the U.S. Department of Education and support high school students from low-income families and families in which neither parent holds a bachelor's degree in preparing for college. The goal of Upward… Read more »

Washington, DC—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that Gateway Community Health Center will receive $1,501,260 through the Health Resources & Services Administration, a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding will support the Health Center Cluster in Webb and Zapata counties. “I am very excited to award the Gateway Community… Read more »

Washington, DC – U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) voted today for H.R. 7790, a supplemental appropriations bill to provide $28 million in emergency funding to give the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) the resources it needs to address the urgent infant formula shortage and help prevent it from ever happening again. “Parents across the United States have spent the last few… Read more »

Washington, DC—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that Atascosa Health Center will receive $1,225,510 through the Health Resources & Services Administration, a subsidiary of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). The funding will support the Health Center Cluster in Atascosa County. “I am very excited to award the Atascosa Health Center with this federal… Read more »

Washington, DC—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) secured language in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) for flood risk management, invasive species mitigation, and harmful algae bloom protection in the Rio Grande River basin in Texas. Specifically, the language authorizes an Army Corps study related to flood protection projects for Webb, Zapata, and Starr… Read more »