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THE MONITOR: The Monitor's Board of Contributors - 2015-2016

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For the past few months, we've put a call out on Opinion pages for writers who are interested in writing for us regularly via our Board of Contributors. Today, we are pleased to announce the 20 who have been selected to serve on this inaugural board, listed below. All come from different industries and vocations and have varied interests and hobbies. In our first group meeting on…

Rep. Cuellar, USDA Announce $9.4 Million Investment in Floresville Infrastructure

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) joined U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah and community leaders today in Floresville to announce $9.4 million in federal funds to improve the water and wastewater system for the City of Floresville. This funding is a result of “Build Out Texas,” a new initiative designed to improve critical infrastructure…

Rep. Cuellar, USDA Announce $30,000 Investment in Encinal Water Supply Corporation

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah today announced that Encinal Water Supply Corporation will receive $30,000 in federal funds to complete a Preliminary Engineering Report and Environmental Report. The reports are required for the city to complete an application to apply for financial assistance from…

Rep. Cuellar, USDA Announce $30,000 Investment in Poteet Infrastructure Report

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) and U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development Under Secretary Lisa Mensah today announced that the City of Poteet will receive $30,000 in federal funds to complete a Preliminary Engineering Report and Environmental Report. The reports are required for the city to complete an application to apply for financial assistance from USDA Rural…

PROGRESS TIMES: Cuellar talks budget at luncheon

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Congressman Henry Cuellar emphasized the need for moderate Democrats and Republicans to work together to get work done in Washington, D.C., at the Greater Mission Chamber of Commerce’s quarterly Buenos Tardes Luncheon held Tuesday. Balancing the federal budget isn’t as easy as just cutting expenditures to match revenues, Cuellar said, while noting the federal deficit has been reduced…

Rep. Cuellar Delivers Library of Congress Books to Children at Dr. Henry Cuellar Elementary

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Tags: Education

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today delivered books from the Library of Congress to children at Dr. Henry Cuellar Elementary School. Children had the chance to choose any books they liked which included an array of topics, including fiction, non-fiction, children’s novels, and general reading material. Congressman Henry Cuellar provided…

KGNS: Rep. Cuellar Delivers Library of Congress Books to Children at Cuellar Elementary

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Tags: Education

​ Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) delivered books from the Library of Congress to children at Dr. Henry Cuellar Elementary School. Children had the chance to choose any books they liked which included an array of topics, including fiction, non-fiction, children’s novels, and general reading material. Congressman Henry Cuellar provided over 100 books from the Library of Congress to…

HOUSTON CHRONICLE: Houston in the hub of trade fight in Congress

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Tags: Trade

Since the Port of Houston's first direct shipment of cotton to Europe in 1919, the 25-mile-long complex of wharfs, refineries and petrochemical complexes has become the busiest port in the United States in terms of foreign tonnage. It's also become a symbol of Texas' role as a national export hub, thrusting the Lone Star State into the middle of another national row over trade that has…

THE GUARDIAN: US-Mexico border braces for summer migrant surge as children risk lives alone

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The child-sized blue jeans lay twisted and forlorn in the scrubland along one of the most popular routes for undocumented migrants crossing from Mexico into Texas. Chris Cabrera surveyed the scene from his white pickup truck. A border patrol agent for 13 years, he knows how to spot the clues, some obvious – like the jeans – others more subtle, like the flattened grass nearby…

TEXAS TRIBUNE: Texans in Congress Aim to Abolish Crude Oil Export Ban

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Tags: Trade

A bipartisan trio in the Texas congressional delegation is leading the charge to eliminate a 40-year-old ban on putting American crude oil on the international market. It’s a push that pits some oil producers against refineries — two large Texas industries. But the members leading the bid to repeal the law — which allows American companies to export refined petroleum products like…