Homeland Security secretary won’t take position on National Guard troops in border crisis By Kimberly Railey Members of the media listen as the United States Secretary of Homeland Security Jeh Johnson speaks at a press conference on June 30, 2014 in Edinburg, Texas. (AP Photo/The Monitor, Nathan Lambrecht) A day after Gov. Rick Perry ordered 1,000 National Guard troops to… Read more »

Border bill fits Rep. Henry Cuellar's history of bipartisanship By KIMBERLY RAILEY AND TODD J. GILLMAN Washington Bureau Published: 22 July 2014 11:39 PM WASHINGTON — Rep. Henry Cuellar has never been shy about breaking party ranks. But in recent weeks, the Laredo Democrat has taken that to new levels. He alienated the White House by publicly — and relentlessly — prodding the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced that the Border Trade Alliance and the South Texas Property Rights Association have endorsed the Humane Act, legislation jointly sponsored by Rep. Cuellar and Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) to address the border crisis.  The Humane Act would: ·         Treat all unaccompanied minors equally under… Read more »

Gov. Perry to send National Guard troops to Mexican border amid migrant crisis Texas Gov. Rick Perry used his executive authority to activate up to 1,000 National Guard troops to help secure the Texas border region against "criminal alien" activity. (Reuters) By David Nakamura and Karen Tumulty July 21 at 8:09 PM    Texas Gov. Rick Perry announced… Read more »

Time runs short for border bill By Cristina Marcos - 07/22/14 06:00 AM EDT Congress is running out of time to pass an emergency funding measure to address the surge of child immigrants crossing the border. Both the House and Senate are set to recess for their five-week August break on July 31, and Democrats and Republicans remain far apart on the content and price tag of… Read more »

WOAI: Immigration Numbers Falling as National Guard 'Surge' Begins   Posted Tuesday, July 22nd 2014 @ 6am As the Texas National Guard prepares for deployment to the Rio Grande Valley, new figures released by U.S. Rep Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) show the rush of Central American children into Texas may be slowing, Newsradio 1200 WOAI's Michael Board reports.   'It was recently a… Read more »

Dallas Morning News: Deduct immigrant costs from foreign aid, Lewisville congressman says By KIMBERLY RAILEY Washington Bureau krailey@dallasnews.com Published: 21 July 2014 11:30 PM Updated: 21 July 2014 11:33 PM Update at 7:52 p.m.: Rep. Henry Cuellar, the Laredo Democrat, said Monday that any proposal to slash foreign aid would “definitely go the wrong… Read more »

On Monday, July 21st, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) joined American Legion Post 38 to present seven awards to Wilson County veteran, Mr. Pedro Devora.  Mr. Devora contacted Congressman Cuellar’s office last November to inquire about awards he did not receive upon his discharge from the Navy.  Rep. Cuellar’s constituent caseworker worked with the Department of the Navy to… Read more »

  Cuellar: Guatemala, Honduras, want their kids back Last Updated:17 July 2014 … Read more »

This past week, Congressman Henry Cuellar succeeded in reinstating $5 million in federal funding to the United States-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program for Fiscal Year 2015.  The U.S.-Mexico Border Water Infrastructure Program provides grant assistance to underserved communities along the US-Mexico border for the planning, design and construction of infrastructure to provide… Read more »