Bexar County can check the Army Corps off its list of debtors Bexar County Nelson Wolff speaks at a press conference in front of San Pedro Creek phase 2 on Feb. 14, 2020. By Jeannette E. Garcia – Reporter, San Antonio Business Journal Feb 18, 2020, 8:45am EST Bexar County will receive $26 million in reimbursements for the San Antonio-Bexar County Mission Reach Project as part of the 2020 U.S. Arm... Read more »
Mayor Darling meets with federal and state elected officials, discussing issues important to McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley. For a link to the video, click here. Read more »
by: Karina Vargas Posted: Feb 11, 2020 / 11:53 PM CST / Updated: Feb 11, 2020 / 11:53 PM CST RIO GRANDE VALLEY, Texas – Local organizations will soon be able to apply for humanitarian reimbursements. In a phone conference, Tuesday, Congressman Henry Cuellar said he has secured $30 million to reimburse organizations and governments providing relief and shelter to families and children crossing the... Read more »
Washington, D.C.-- Congressman Henry Cuellar has helped secure $26 million in reimbursements for the San Antonio/Bexar County Mission Reach Project in the 2020 Army Corps of Engineers Work Plan. This comes from federal funding the Congressman allocated this year, as a senior member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee. The Mission Reach Project is a United States Army Corps of Engineers proj... Read more »
Mission Housing Authority receives $54K in federal funds By Jose De Leon III | February 10, 2020 A program at the Mission Housing Authority dedicated to ensuring tenants are able to get back on their feet received federal funds last week. During a press conference at the Mission Housing Authority, state Rep. Henry Cuellar presented the local agency with a $54,456 check Friday, Jan. 31. The federa... Read more »
A boy runs to watch participants in the annual San Antonio River Foundation Mission Reach Flotilla Festival in April 2019. Credit: Bonnie Arbittier / Rivard Report Seven years after work on the Mission Reach project ended, Bexar County is set to receive its final reimbursement from the federal government. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has included in its 2020 work plan the final $26 million in... Read more »
Lawmaker balks at annual cost to operate border surveillance blimps dubbed ‘eyes in the sky’ By: Sandra Sanchez Posted: Feb 10, 2020 / 05:24 PM GMT-0600 / Updated: Feb 12, 2020 / 10:48 AM GMT-0600 EDITOR’S NOTE: This story has been updated to clarify that there are two types of aerostat systems: the larger more permanent Tethered Aerostat Radar System (TARS,) and the smaller tethered mobile blimp... Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar voted in favor of H. Res. 826, a resolution expressing disapproval of the Administration's harmful actions toward Medicaid. Last week, the Administration unveiled its illegal Medicaid block grant plan, inviting states to cap and cut Medicaid. The plan would essentially allow states to receive a waiver to block grant their Medicaid programs for certain l... Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) voted against H.R. 2474, the “Protecting the Right to Organize (PRO) Act”. The PRO Act provides a one-size fits all approach that will stifle innovation, take power from workers to union bosses, and further inserts the federal government into the private sector. “Throughout my entire career, I have been a champion for the working men and women of ... Read more »
RIO GRANDE CITY, Texas (Border Report) — A South Texas congressman has proposed starting a federally funded trust to help border communities upgrade and fix existing land ports, and it’s an idea that is going over well with bridge owners and municipalities in South Texas. U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, told Border Report on Thursday that he’s working with congressional leaders to gain bipartisa... Read more »
