Judicial Watch: ISIS eyeing Texas-Mexico border for attack by Nadia Galindo Posted: 09.02.2014 at 9:29 PM   As things heat up in the Middle East, many are worried about a terrorist plot along our southern border. “The office of intelligence from CBP (Customs and Border Protection) says there is no credible threat there in any way of form”, Rep. Henry Cuellar said. The… Read more »

The Hill: What’s next for border funding? By Cristina Marcos August 31, 2014, 06:00 am Congress might punt again on a border funding bill when it returns in September. The House and Senate scrambled to move bills to give federal agencies extra money to handle the surge in unaccompanied child migrants crossing the southern border before their five-week recess. But lawmakers… Read more »

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What's next for Washington on the border crisis By Henry Cuellar, Aug. 13, 2014 Photo by Jack Dean The whole country has been watching as a humanitarian crisis unfolds on our southern border while Washington does nothing.  In fact, earlier this month, the Department of Homeland Security announced that it would redirect money during the middle of hurricane… Read more »

The new state-of-the-art uplink system at Laredo Community College (LCC) has connected Laredo to the world by being able to send video, audio and data to any part of the globe using direct satellite technology. The idea for this uplink system was made a reality by a partnership with the college that included federal and private funds secured by Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28). The… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28), along with Mexican Congressman Hector García García, officials from Texas A&M International University in Laredo, as well as Jesús Ancer Rodriguez, Rector of La Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, met last week in Monterrey, Mexico to discuss energy reform in Mexico and the great advancements in production of oil and natural gas in both the United… Read more »

City of Laredo Officially Inaugurates Manadas Creek Hike & Bike Trail At North Central Park Posted on Aug 29, 2014 | 0 comments Special to the Laredo Sun LAREDO, TEXAS- “This added Phase-ID of Manadas Creek Hike and Bike Trail only enhances what North Central Park was designed to be for: a park to be enjoyed by the entire community for those wishing to utilize it for health… Read more »

Short on time, a divided Congress returns to border crisis By Kevin Diaz August 29, 2014 WASHINGTON - Congress returns a week from Labor Day with a little unfinished business left on the Texas border. In the month since lawmakers left town in a swirl of acrimony, border officials say the surge of illegal immigrants at the border has slowed. But the partisan rancor hasn't. With… Read more »

Quieren reforzar frontera de EU con más equipo de guerra   Fuente: AP Legisladores estadounidenses retomaron el plan para reforzar la seguridad fronteriza con México    El Universal | NorteDigital   Si te gustó este artículo, quizá te guste Norte Digital. Legisladores estadounidenses retomaron el plan para reforzar la seguridad fronteriza con México mediante… Read more »

The Hill: Texas lawmakers to Army: Don't cut San Antonio force By Cristina Marcos   August 28, 2014, 12:08 pm Five members of the Texas House delegation urged Army officials to spare force reductions at military centers in San Antonio. In a letter to Secretary of the Army John McHugh and Army Chief of Staff Raymond Odierno, Texas Reps. Pete Gallego (D), Joaquín… Read more »