Courtesy Maria Gonzalez,  Medicare will offer obesity screenings and counseling under Affordable Care Act  Washington, D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar praised the addition of a new preventive service to Medicare’s preventive services that are available for recipients under the Affordable Care Act.  “Preventive health services are an excellent way to help keep our Medicare beneficiaries

AUSTIN, Tx-Senator Judith Zaffirini, D-Laredo, today filed her candidacy for re-election to the Texas Senate in 2012.   The second-highest ranking senator will run in a newly configured Senate District (SD) 21. The new Senate District 21 includes all or part of 18 counties, namely, Atascosa, Bee, Caldwell, Bexar, Duval, Guadalupe, Hays, Jim Hogg, Karnes, La Salle,

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this weekend kept their vigilance amid heavy traffic and seized heroin and methamphetamine valued at $2.6 million in two separate, unrelated enforcement actions.  The  seizure occurred on Nov. 20 at the Lincoln-Juarez Bridge . A CBP

 Courtesy Richard Pauza,  LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agents at the Laredo Port of Entry seized $111,815 in undeclared currency during a routine outbound examination.  The currency seizure occurred on Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2011, at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge . A CBP officer referred a southbound 2007 Cadillac CTS for a secondary

Courtesy Daniella Martinez,  New law to boost job creation by assisting veterans and helping businesses retain capital  WASHINGTON D.C. –Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) cosponsored and supported the passage of H.R. 674, the Government Withholding Repeal, which was signed into law by President Obama yesterday. The bill, which is now public law, includes provisions that will

Courtesy Richard Pauza,  SOUTH TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in South Texas are anticipating an increase in border traffic as the holiday season approaches. As a result, the agency is adjusting staffing during the weeks ahead to address the anticipated increase. CBP’s Office of Field Operations and U.S. Border Patrol are

Courtesy Daniella Martinez,  WASHINGTON, DC—Congressman Henry Cuellar hosted a video conference  with interested parties in the district to provide information from federal agencies and foundations on the grant application process. Over fourteen cities participated either via telephone or on video conference in one of Congressman Cuellar’s offices in San Antonio and Laredo.  The conference was

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection hosted a graduation ceremony for the second class of the CBP Field Operations Citizens Academy from the Laredo Port of Entry. In addition to issuing graduation certificates, CBP recognized two distinguished graduates with the Port Director’s Community Leadership Award.  The 21 graduates represent a