Rep. Cuellar Sworn Into 114th Congress
Congressman Pledges to be Texas’ 28th District’s Voice in Washington
WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) was sworn into his sixth term in the United States House of Representatives.
"As this new Congress begins, Texas is ready for us to continue the progress we’ve made in recent years," Congressman Cuellar said. "Texans know how… Read more »
By Erin C.J. Robertson January 6 at 4:06 PM
Any time snow and Washington are mentioned in the same sentence, at best, there’s a whimper and, at worst, there’s panic. Winter’s first snowfall precipitated the customary traffic jams, Metro delays and tip-toeing, but it also spurred Washington VIPs to pause for a moment to admire it (and play in it).
Here’s their… Read more »
Posted: Tuesday, January 6, 2015 4:34 pm | Updated: 4:38 pm, Tue Jan 6, 2015.
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) was sworn into his sixth term in the United States House of Representatives.
"As this new Congress begins, Texas is ready for us to continue the progress we’ve made in recent years," Congressman Cuellar said. "Texans know how to work hard and… Read more »
Martes, Enero 6, 2015
Henry Cuellar habló con El Informativo de NTN24 sobre los retos que enfrentan los demócratas tras haber perdido el control del Congreso norteamericano y dijo que “si el presidente rechaza la propuesta de los republicanos, va a ser difícil para ellos”.
“Esperamos que trabajen con nosotros en temas como el comercio”, manifestó.
Frente al tema de la Reforma… Read more »
Monday, January 5, 2015 11:24 am
By Thomas C. Downs and Daris D. Meeks
For the 114th Congress, convening Tuesday, Kentucky is the home state of the Senate majority leader; the speaker of the House is from Ohio, and the Senate and House minority leaders hail from Nevada and California, respectively. Yet, a look at key positions of legislative control on Capitol Hill shows… Read more »
Updated 01/05/2015 7:14 pm
Bruised and battered from a series of scandals, and amid cries of protest, Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto will arrive in Washington Tuesday to meet with President Obama and try to turn the page on a difficult year.
Slumping in the polls and facing a crisis of public confidence, Peña Nieto is hoping for an Obama bounce. “He’ll be playing as much… Read more »
Joel Martinez | jmartinez@themonitor.com
Posted: Wednesday, December 31, 2014 10:00 am
EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the sixth and final in a 2014 series of Monitor editorials about the challenges of immigration.
See videos, photos and read all of our commentary at www.myrgv.com/brokenborders.
In 2014, South Texas became the epicenter of an… Read more »
Representantes de Ministerios de Salud Metodistas del Sur de Texas recibieron un fondo de 10 millones de dólares del gobierno federal.
Por: FRANCISCO DÍAZ
Los Ministerios Metodistas de Salud del Sur de Texas recibieron un histórico fondo federal de 10 millones de dólares para desarrollar un programa para combatir enfermedades entre la población más vulnerable.
Los recursos fueron… Read more »
By Susan Carroll
December 30, 2014 Updated: December 31, 2014 9:55am
The Honduran man walked into the federal courtroom in handcuffs, his burgundy jumpsuit dwarfing his thin frame.
The judge read the charge against 42-year-old Pedro Lara-Portillo: aiding and abetting an "alien" to unlawfully enter the United States.
With the government's permission, Lara-Portillo had acted as a… Read more »
Por: FRANCISCO DÍAZ
Pese a que ya existe un programa de seguros de salud a costos muy accesibles, en el Condado de Webb hay 89 mil personas que no cuentan con ningún tipo de cobertura para una emergencia médica o enfermedad.
“El 33 por ciento de la población de Laredo y el Condado de Webb ha decidido ignorar la ley denominada Obama Care y no cuentan con un seguro de salud”, afirmó… Read more »
