House votes to limit abortion coverage under Affordable Care Act The House voted Tuesday to permanently ban federal spending on abortion, and to block the flow of federal subsidies to ObamaCare insurance plans that cover abortion. Members voted 227-188 to pass the No Taxpayer Funding of Abortion Act, H.R. 7. The bill is similar to one the House passed in 2011 with the help of 16… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX28) will host fifth grader Luis Castañeda from Dr. Cuellar Elementary School at the nation’s capital to see President Barack Obama give the State of the Union Address. Luis was selected in an essay competition in which the first line of his paper stated, “Going to Washington D.C. with Dr. Henry Cuellar will be the highlight of my life.” Rep. Cuellar will… Read more »

Discussion turns to San Antonio-Mexico City rail service LAREDO, TX — Plans to build a high speed passenger rail service from San Antonio to Monterrey could be extended to Mexico City, a congressman from Nuevo León tells the Guardian.   Diputado Marco Antonio González says permits and right of way acquisition have already been… Read more »

US–Mexico High-Speed Railway Proposed A proposed high-speed rail line between the U.S. and Mexico could improve trade, reduce travel time, and increase tourism between the two countries. Representative Henry Cuellar – who represents a crazy-shaped district in Texas that runs from the west side of San Antonio, around to the south of the city, then takes a sharp left to the Rio… Read more »

Agilizarán los cruces este año Invertirán más de 61 millones de dólares en los puentes internacionales    LAREDO, TX.- El viacrucis y las kilométricas filas que frecuentemente viven los regiomontanos y otros viajeros cuando cruzan a Laredo podrían reducirse este año. Las autoridades federales de Estados Unidos anunciaron un proyecto para remodelar los puertos… Read more »

Invertirán 61 mdd en puentes I y II para agilizar cruces Anuncia EU proyecto de remodelación de los puentes Laredo, Estados Unidos.-Las autoridades federales de Estados Unidos anunciaron ayer un proyecto para remodelar los puertos de entrada y disminuir los tiempos de cruce de automóviles, autobuses y peatones. Dan Tangherlini, jefe de la oficina federal de Administración de… Read more »

Border Reps Split on Using Drones for Security Texas' recent designation as one of six test states for a federal project that seeks to expand the use of drones is spotlighting how far apart border lawmakers are on using more unmanned aircraft for border security. Some say adding more drones to border skies could deter people seeking to enter the country illegally or smuggle drugs… Read more »

Crossing the border on high-speed rail Imagine traveling between San Antonio, Texas, and the northern industrial hub of Monterrey in less than two hours on a high-speed rail link. Passengers would pre-clear customs and immigration at the respective terminals, making a border stop unnecessary. That’s the dream of Rep. Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat, who last week brought Mexican… Read more »

More Border Resources Seen Coming to Texas Texas officials are optimistic that more technology and more resources will be dedicated to security the Texas-Mexico border under new Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson, who made his first visit to Texas on Tuesday, 1200 WOAI news reports.   "We're seeing more equipment and more personnel coming in," said U.S. Rep Henry Cuellar,… Read more »

Homeland Secretary: ‘We Need To Continually Monitor Trends In Border Crossings’ MISSION, Texas (AP) — U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Jeh Johnson said Tuesday on a visit to the Texas-Mexico border that the surge of immigrants from countries other than Mexico crossing the border illegally presents challenges to the department. “What has been brought home to me today is that we… Read more »