On Thursday, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) sent a letter to U.S. Department of Labor Secretary Hilda Solis in support of the Eagle Ford Shale College Consortium’s application to the Department of Labor’s Trade Adjustment Assistance Community College and Career Training Grants Program.  The Consortium, a coalition of six community colleges, is seeking funding to develop the… Read more »

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Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) announced his support for the Administration’s new initiative to dedicate nearly $100 million to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) teachers, as well as a proposal to create a national Science, Math, Technology and Engineering (STEM) Master Teacher Corps.  School districts in Texas will be eligible to apply for… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) announced two infrastructure improvements in Nuevo Laredo funded by the Environmental Protection Agency, the Border Environment Cooperation Commission (BECC) and the North American Development Bank (NADB). “Mexico is not only an important trade and economic partner with the U.S., but the border and water we share make it an important… Read more »

From gaining access to their pensions to securing transportation to medical appointments, Hidalgo County residents were able to ask Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) their questions about Social Security and Medicare during a town hall meeting conducted by telephone on Thursday, July 26. Cuellar hosted the telephone town hall meeting to hear from people in Hidalgo County about issues… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) congratulated Starr County on receiving a $450,000 grant from by the Board of Directors of the Border Environment Cooperation Commission and the North American Development Bank (NADB). The grant will finance part of a solid waste transfer station. “This project is a shining example of how federal funds can be put to good use to support a clean… Read more »

Your vote is your voice, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX) likes to say, and this week he launched an interactive voting registration app on his website aimed at making sure that voters in Texas have their voices heard.  The app is designed to inform Texans on how they can register to vote and what they need to bring to the polls.  “It’s part of my job to make sure that Texans… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) and Webb County Sheriff Martin Cuellar announced that the Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS) Hiring Program has awarded a grant to the Webb County Sheriff’s Office in the amount of $602,321.  This grant will support the hiring of five new deputies, who, according to the terms of the grant, must be military veterans. … Read more »

Only three days after Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) authored a letter encouraging the United States Trade Representative (USTR) to formally notify Congress of the intent to include Mexico in the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) Agreement, USTR has provided Congress written notification of the administration’s intent to include Mexico in TPP negotiations.  This notification begins… Read more »

As part of his continued leadership of efforts to secure Mexico’s inclusion in Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), Chair of the Pro-Trade Caucus, today sent a bipartisan letter encouraging U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk to formally notify Congress of the intent to include Mexico in the TPP agreement.  The TPP is a free trade… Read more »