Articles Archive for 21 January 2010
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House unanimously approves bill to allow taxpayers to claim charitable donations for Haiti Relief
Courtesy Ashley Patterson,
Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today helped pass H.R. 4462, legislation that would allow individuals who make charitable contributions to victims of the Haiti earthquake to claim an itemized deduction on their 2009 tax return this April. The bipartisan legislation passed the House of Representatives unanimously on Wednesday.
“Americans have shown a vast measure of compassion to our neighbors in Haiti, and this is a shining example of how we can work …
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Courtesy Xochitl Mora,
Starting today, Thursday, January 21, 2010, at 12:00 p.m., AEP contractor North Houston Pole Line will be closing one lane of the east/west traffic of Country Club Drive at Plantation East Drive, as they remove and replace a transmission power line pole. The closure will last approximately three hours.
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Cuellar calls for meeting to ensure local communities get necessary advertising for 2010 Census
Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) on Tuesday met with Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves to discuss how the 2010 Census will advertise and conduct outreach efforts along the border in Texas. The majority of South Texas counties are considered “hard to count” areas where past Census participation ranks well below the national average.
“These ‘hard to count’ communities will be among the most important to penetrate during the 2010 Census this April,” said Congressman …
