Palmview, TX – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $6 million in North American Development Bank (NADB) funding for Agua Special Utility District (SUD) project that will provide first-time access to wastewater collection and treatment services for nearly 2,000 households in the area of Palmview, Texas. These federal funds were awarded through the NADB’s Border Environment… Read more »
PALMVIEW, Texas — In an effort to provide safe drinking water for residents, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced $6 million in North America Development Bank (NADB) funding for the Agua Special Utility District (SUD) project.
This project will provide first-time access to wastewater collection and treatment services for nearly 2,000 households in Palmview.
According to a release, the… Read more »
Texas elected leaders condemn the death of George Floyd as “horrific,” “senseless”
In a TV interview Friday, Gov. Greg Abbott said said that the death of Floyd, a black man who was killed Monday in Minneapolis police custody, “should not have happened.” But Texas’ GOP congressional officials declined to comment on President Donald Trump’s “looting” tweet.
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On Wednesday, your San Antonio Chamber of Commerce hosted Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) for a discussion about the $3 trillion Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act and efforts to safely open the economy. This virtual event marked the second installment of the Chamber’s 2020 Congressional Series.
Congressman Cuellar kicked off the event by discussing… Read more »
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) voted to pass a critical, bipartisan legislation to deliver further relief for Texas small businesses. Congressman Cuellar co-sponsored and helped pass H.R. 7010, the Paycheck Protection Program Flexibility Act, which will makes necessary fixes to the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). These changes to PPP will alleviate… Read more »
Washington, D.C.—Congressman Henry Cuellar announced $14,986,810 in federal funds to 303 health clinics in the State of Texas. These funds, allocated through the Paycheck Protection Program and Health Care Enhancement Act, will be used to support COVID-19 testing efforts and expand access to testing in rural communities.
“Ensuring all Texas communities, including rural areas, have access… Read more »
MISSION, Texas (Border Report) — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is planning to build a “virtual wall,” rather than a metal wall, at three locations in South Texas that Congress has exempted from border wall construction, a congressman said Wednesday.
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar
U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Texas, vice-chairman of the House Appropriations Border Security… Read more »
Unlikely Allies Band Together In Laredo To Oppose The Border Wall
May 26, 20201:53 PM ET
JOHN BURNETT
An airboat from the South Border Patrol Station in Laredo, Texas, leaves to patrol the Rio Grande River near the Laredo checkpoint.
Suzanne Cordeiro / AFP via Getty Images
The federal government is planning to put 69 miles… Read more »
WASHINGTON – Congressman Henry Cuellar announced $16 billion in direct payments to deliver relief to America’s farmers and ranchers impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
The congressman’s press release said the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) will provide financial assistance to farmers and ranchers who have suffered a five-percent-or-greater price decline due to COVID-19 and… Read more »
MISSION, Texas – Congressman Henry Cuellar’s nominee, Aneli Peña, from Sharyland High School received her acceptance into the U.S. Air Force Academy.
“Acceptance into our nation’s service academies and prep schools is competitive, and I take the responsibility of nominating students very seriously,” said Congressman Cuellar. “I only select those I consider the best and… Read more »
