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Olean Times Herald: Lone Star State dominance returns to Capitol Hill

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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…

Fusion News: Mexico’s embattled president looks for a fresh start in Washington

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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…

McAllen Monitor: EDITORIAL: Immigrant surge — Time for Congress to act

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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…

El Manana de Nuevo Laredo: Reciben fondo para combatir enfermedades

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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…

Houston Chronicle: Worries raised over placements of border children

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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…

El Manana de Nuevo Laredo: Exhortan a conseguir seguro

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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…

El Universal: Combate a corrupción, vital para progreso de México

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"Combate a corrupción, vital para progreso de México" Ayudará a parar a grupos criminales y generar seguridad, dice Henry Cuellar  doris.gomora@eluniversal.com.mx El combate a la corrupción es un tema en el que México debe tener éxito y es necesario para el progreso de ese país, afirmó Henry Cuellar, congresista demócrata por Texas en entrevista con este medio. Además de…

El Manana de Nuevo Laredo: Determinará TxDot si es viable o no tren rápido

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Por: FRANCISCO DÍAZ Antes de terminar diciembre el Departamento de Transporte de Texas (TxDot) determinará si es factible establecer una ruta de tren rápido desde San Antonio hasta Monterrey, cruzando por Colombia, Nuevo León. “Esperamos la decisión en este mes luego de concluir el estudio de factibilidad sobre el proyecto y de ello dependerá seguir adelante”, dijo el Congresista…

Rep. Cuellar Announces $10 Million in Federal Funds to Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas

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Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced on Wednesday the awarding of $10 million in federal funds to Methodist Healthcare Ministries of South Texas Inc. from the Corporation for National Community Service. This is the very first Social Innovation Fund (SIF) grant for the state of Texas and the second largest SIF grant ever awarded. This federal investment of $10 million will be…