MCALLEN, Texas - Los senadores John Cornyn (R-TX) y Kyrsten Sinema (D-AZ) y los representantes Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) y Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) visitaron la frontera del Valle del Río Grande este miércoles.
La delegación presentó el proyecto de ley titulado "Ley Bipartidista de Soluciones Fronterizas", a lo que la oficina del senador Cornyn catalogó como "la única legislación… Read more »
HIDALGO, Texas (Border Report) — As a way to boost the local economy while border travel restrictions remain, the South Texas border city of Laredo is soliciting Mexican nationals to fly in for COVID-19 vaccinations, and then hoping they’ll stay awhile to shop and explore.
During a visit with a congressional delegation to the Rio Grande Valley on Wednesday, U.S. Rep.… Read more »
President Joe Biden has allocated more than $2.3 million in his proposed budget to help fund San Antonio’s Westside Creeks Ecosystem Restoration Project.
Backers of the infrastructure project said it will mitigate flooding, improve water quality, facilitate more recreational spaces and spark economic development.
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, whose… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-TX-28) released the following statement regarding Governor Abbott’s border declaration and the Department of Homeland Security’s termination of the Migrant Protection Protocols Program (MPP):
“Today, Governor Abbott announced a “disaster declaration” along Texas’s southern border. I cannot in good conscience agree with the… Read more »
MCALLEN, Texas – In May, four legislators introduced bipartisan and bicameral border legislation called the Bipartisan Border Solutions Act.
The four legislators were U.S. Senator John Cornyn, a Republican from Texas, U.S. Senator Kyrsten Sinema, a Democrat from Arizona, U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar, a Democrat from Laredo, and U.S. Representative Tony Gonzales, a Republican… Read more »
San Antonio, TX—Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that his high school student nominees—Noah Chavez and James Perez—have been accepted into the Naval and Airforce Academies. He also announced that Abigail Kilpatrick, a student at Marian High School, has won the annual Congressional Art Competition for the 28th District of Texas.
“Entry to the United States Military… Read more »
LAREDO, Tex. (KGNS) - In an effort to re-open our bridges, Congressman Henry Cuellar pressed the issue with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas during a Homeland Security Subcommittee Hearing.
In a series of questions, Congressman Cuellar told Secretary Mayorkas that city health officials have told him they are worried migrants are exposing the community to… Read more »
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Three U.S. Senators have sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas urging him to commit to a timeframe to lift COVID-related travel restrictions on non-essential traffic through land ports of entry.
In the letter, Sens. John Cornyn (pictured above) of Texas and Kyrsten Sinema and Mark Kelly of Arizona write: “In light of the… Read more »
When the pandemic began, the U.S.-Mexico border was closed for health reasons. Well, really, part of the border was closed.
Only Mexicans who already had visas or were employed by an “essential” American could cross the border by land. Anyone could take a plane as long as they could afford the ticket and a COVID-19 test. The border has remained this way since the pandemic began more than… Read more »
WASHINGTON— Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) and Rep. Chris Smith (R-NJ) have teamed up again and reintroduced their bipartisan legislation—the Get the Lead Out Act (HR 3300)—to combat the life-threatening risk of lead in drinking water systems in their districts and across the country. First introduced in 2020, the legislation would provide $66.2 billion over ten years and direct every… Read more »
