Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that the Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Department has received funding through the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) made possible by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Guadalupe County Sheriff’s Office is one of 32 recipients for the StarWitness Video Pro Image Processing equipment, granted in the amount of $26,900. “The rural comm... Read more »

Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that the Mission Police Department has received funding through the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) made possible by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Mission Police Department is one of 366 recipients for the XOA Series Portable Video Surveillance System equipment, granted in the amount of $11,500. “The rural communities in Mi... Read more »

Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that the Webb County Sheriff’s Department has received funding through the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) made possible by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Webb County Sheriff’s Department is one of 86 recipients in the nation for the Detection/Deterrence Search and Surveillance System equipment, granted in the amount of $8,... Read more »

Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that the Zapata Sheriff’s Office has received funding through the Commercial Equipment Direct Assistance Program (CEDAP) made possible by the Department of Homeland Security (DHS). The Zapata Sheriff’s Office is one of 366 recipients for the TacSight SE35 Advanced Thermal Imager for Law Enforcement equipment, granted in the amount of $11,794. “The rural communit... Read more »

Today the House passed the Omnibus Appropriations bill that contains language authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar calling for an assessment of the infrastructure needs of American land ports of entry including several within Cuellar’s 28th District of Texas. The language was taken from H.R. 2431, a bill Congressman Cuellar introduced earlier in this session of Congress. Special provisions in the... Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Congressman John Culberson (R-TX) announced a $4.9 million appropriations earmark awarded to the nineteen Texas border sheriffs. These funds will be used to provide law enforcement with increased resources that will improve safety for border residents. Border security will effectively protect the entire country, translating to a safer border and increas... Read more »

Rep. Henry Cuellar announced today that the Department of Housing and Urban Development has awarded the City of Laredo a $44,608 grant for the Family Self-Sufficiency (FSS) program. As one of the Housing Choice Voucher programs, the FSS program promotes the development of local strategies that enable families to achieve economic independence and self-sufficiency. “Helping those less fortunate is ... Read more »

Henry Cuellar announced today that the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced the awarding of five federal grants totaling $230,335 to fund separate programs in the City of Mission, the City of Pharr, and the County of Hidalgo. The Family Self-Sufficiency program and the Resident Opportunities for Self-Sufficiency program, respectively, aim to help families achieve economic indepen... Read more »

Today Congressman Henry Cuellar, together with officials from the McAllen, Edinburg, Hidalgo, Mission, Pharr and Weslaco in the U.S. and Reynosa and Rio Bravo in Mexico announced the awarding of an Environmental Protection Agency grant in the amount of $50,000 to the Fire Department. The City of McAllen Fire Department will use the funds to update its current sister-city plan with Reynosa to incl... Read more »

The subprime mortgage crisis is an issue that weighs heavy on the minds of lawmakers, lenders, and the American public. Federal Reserve Chairman, Ben Bernanke, estimates that 2.3 million subprime mortgages will reset at higher rates through the end of next year, and an estimated 1-2 million borrowers will be unable to avoid foreclosure. As the threat of foreclosure is quickly materializing for man... Read more »