Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), joined by Dr. Juan Maldonado, Dr. Pablo Arenaz, and Dr. Nora Garza, announced a $3,875,000 grant from the Department of Education to be divided over five years to improve academic achievement through a partnership between Laredo Community College (LCC) and Texas A&M International University (TAMIU) aimed at enhancing an improved… Read more »

778 residents of Atascosa County joined Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) for a town hall meeting conducted by telephone last Wednesday, June 20.  Cuellar used the telephone town hall to conduct a question and answer session with people living in the Atascosa area about issues facing their community, particularly matters related to transportation and roads.  Mario Medina, San… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) announced that the Atascosa Health Center has received a grant in the amount of $483,333 from the Health Resources and Services Administration for medical services at their new satellite health center in Live Oak County. “This investment in our community and its health will ensure that Atascosa Health Center’s patients have access to high… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) announced the winner of the 2012 Congressional Art Competition, Jose Lopez of East Central High School in San Antonio, Texas. Jose’s winning charcoal self portrait, “Mr. Cool Guy,” will be displayed in an eleven month exhibit in the U.S. Capitol. “The Congressional Art Competition provides a chance to formally recognize the talents of students… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo), joined by the office of Senator John Cornyn (R-TX), hosted a multi-agency meeting in Washington D.C. with a delegation from the Eagle Ford Shale Consortium to discuss a broad range of issues related to the development of the communities impacted by the Eagle Ford Shale.  Topics discussed included opportunities for federal support of… Read more »

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) and Congressman Michael McCaul (TX-10) have introduced HR 5964, the “Cross-Border Trade Enhancement Act of 2012.”  HR 5964 will facilitate crucial updates at U.S. land border ports of entry by giving U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) the authority to enter into public-private partnerships with either local governments or private sector… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the Pro-Trade Caucus, and Congressman Francisco “Quico” Canseco (TX-23) announced their support for the decision to extend Mexico an invitation to join the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) negotiations.  The TPP is a free trade agreement that seeks to facilitate U.S. trade engagement in the Asia-Pacific region’s huge and growing… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) congratulated Workforce Solutions and the Border Workforce Alliance (BWA) after the U.S. Department of Labor announced that it has awarded a Workforce Innovation Fund Grant in the amount of $5,999,998 to Workforce Solutions of McAllen, as the lead entity for the BWA.  The BWA is a consortium of the five workforce boards located along the… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) announced his support for a new federal border initiative targeted at helping communities in the southwest border region confront chronic poverty.  The “Border Community Capital Initiative” (known as the “Border Initiative”) is a collaborative effort of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), the U.S. Department of… Read more »

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (D-Laredo) announced that the Department of Transportation has awarded $3,317,353.00 to the City of Laredo to fund improvements at the Laredo International Airport.  These funds will be used to support an ongoing project to rehabilitate the Laredo International Airport’s apron—enhancing airport safety, increasing the airport’s capacity to handle large… Read more »