Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Funding for Border Patrol, ICE Agents and Local Law Enforcement Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that $701 million in emergency funding for the nation’s southern border passed the House late Thursday as part of a larger emergency spending measure to support the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. The

Courtesy Will Krueger, (AUSTIN) — Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, was appointed today (Wednesday) by Lt. Gov. David Dewhurst to the Senate Select Committee on Redistricting. The 11-member committee is composed of seven Republicans and four Democrats and is charged with drawing new congressional, legislative, and State Board of Education districts.  “I am delighted that Lt.

Courtesy Ashley Patterson, President Sets Specific Deadline for Agreement Washington, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Chairman of the bipartisan Congressional Pro-Trade Caucus (CPTC), released the following statement in response to the President’s commitment to resolve outstanding issues with the U.S. Korea Free Trade Agreement (KORUS) by November. Earlier this spring, Congressman Cuellar and