Filemon Vela rolls up his sleeves in Congress By CHARLENE VANDINI Valley Morning Star WASHINGTON, D.C. — Filemon Vela said he thinks he’s already achieved some accomplishments at the beginning of his first term in the U.S. House of Representatives. With no necktie and his shirtsleeves rolled up, Vela was between appointments on May 1, waiting to meet with Cameron County Commissioner… Read more »

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City teams up with Cuellar to make railroad changes Updated: Thu 12:33 PM, May 22, 2014 By: Matt McGovern Email LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) - How often have you been stuck at a railroad crossing? Perhaps by the downtown area, making being on time impossible. The city of Laredo has been working on that for the past few months, and now Henry Cuellar has brought the issue before a House… Read more »

Railroads continues to cause problems for Laredoans Updated: Thu 9:18 PM, May 22, 2014 LAREDO, TEXAS (KGNS) -- Trains going back and forth, between Laredo and Mexico, cause traffic delays in our city. It's a problem that has been going on for years. If you've lived in Laredo for a while, you've probably been held-up by a crossing train. That's a big problem for one West Laredo… Read more »

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) voted in favor of the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), the annual budget for the Department of Defense, which passed the House and now heads to the Senate for consideration.  Rep. Cuellar successfully included language in the NDAA that reiterates and enhances support for United States-Mexico cooperation in the ongoing fight to… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) today announced that per his request, the House Appropriations Committee will instruct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an assessment on border rail crossing wait times.  Rep. Cuellar included the language for this request that was passed out of Committee in the Fiscal Year 2015 Appropriations Transportation, Housing, and Urban… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar today voted in support of HR 4031, a bill that will allow the Veterans Affairs Secretary to remove any career employee tied to the ongoing issues regarding wait times and quality of care at the VA.  Under the measure, the VA secretary could remove any such individual from federal service or transfer the individual to another position that the secretary… Read more »

Honored for service LISA LUNA STAFF WRITER Outgoing Councilmember Kathy Coronado was honored for serving in District 3. She served as City Secretary for 20 years and then as City Manager for eight years, before serving with the City Council. Plaques of appreciation were presented to longtime, outgoing Pleasanton City Councilmembers Kathy Coronado and Jimmy Magel, by Mayor… Read more »

Henry Cuellar’s request for GAO to assess border rail crossing times passes committee Posted: Wed 4:21 PM, May 21, 2014 By: Matt McGovern Email LAREDO, TEXAS (Office of Henry Cuellar) – Congressman Henry Cuellar announced Wednesday that per his request, the House Appropriations Committee will instruct the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct an assessment on border… Read more »