As a direct result of Congressman Henry Cuellar’s (D-TX28) landmark 2010 legislation to make the government more efficient, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) released a report on Agency Priority Goals for 2012-2013. The report demonstrates significant steps towards achieving a more efficient government and bringing a positive impact for the American people.
“The report shows that… Read more »
Anuncian propuesta para conectar estados
POR PHILIP BALLI
TIEMPO DE LAREDO
Published: Monday, February 24, 2014 6:56 PM CST
La Interestatal 69 es la propuesta de una carretera nacional de 1.600 millas que conectaría a Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana y Texas.
El Comisionado de… Read more »
Congressman Cuellar urges site cleanup
Aldo Amato Laredo Morning Times
Published: Today
Federal officials are attempting to get a hazardous material site that has been a concern for years cleaned up by the end of this year.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar issued a statement Wednesday urging a quicker cleanup of the Anzon Smelter site, located in Northwest Laredo off Mines Road. A.I.… Read more »
Mayorkas pushes efforts to secure borders and ease travel
On Wednesday, Deputy Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas traveled to McAllen to tour border operations.
Mayorkas received briefings on the Department’s efforts to secure the border while facilitating lawful travel and trade, and met with state and local law enforcement officials.
McAllen Mayor Jim Darling was in… Read more »
Azerbaijan ambassador to visit university
By Special to the Times
Published: Thursday, February 20, 2014 8:28 PM CST
Texas A&M International University students will welcome Friday a special visitor to the campus: Azerbaijan ambassador to the United States Elin Suleymanov.
At 2:30 p.m. at the TAMIU Student Center, he will present a guest lecture dubbed “The… Read more »
On Wednesday, February 19th, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) released the following statement calling for a cleanup of the Anzon Smelter site, located at the intersection of Mines Road and Interstate 35 in Laredo.
“The ongoing hazardous waste cleanup at the Anzon Smelter site has been a concern of mine for many years. Last week, I personally placed a call to Richard Hyde,… Read more »
On Monday, February 24th, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) joined Texas Department of Transportation Commissioner Jeff Austin and Webb County officials to designate Loop 20 as a future section of the Interstate 69 highway. With the addition of Loop 20 into our Interstate Highway System, Laredo, Southern Texas, and I-69 will become even more vital arteries to our nation’s… Read more »
Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced a paid internship opportunity for current college students with the National Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Association in Washington, D.C.
“This is a unique program geared specifically for students who participated in the Migrant & Seasonal Head Start Program to intern at a non-profit organization, federal agency, or on Capitol Hill,”… Read more »
On Tuesday, February 18th, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) joined General Services Administration Administrator Dan Tangherlini, Deputy Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, and other Administration officials to announce over $62 million in funding for improvement at Laredo’s bridges.
“With these funds, Laredo will be able to modernize the… Read more »
Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) announced today that the Zapata County Economic Development Corporation (ZEDC) has earned a competitive federal grant in the amount of $400,000 that will fund a part of the Zapata Economic Capacity Building Initiative.
The fund will be used to increase the region's competitiveness, map the region's assets and develop a list of target industries… Read more »
