Courtesy Lesley Lopez, WASHINGTON, D.C. –U.S. Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn (R-Texas), along with Congressman Henry Cuellar, (TX-28), released the following statements today after the Senate approved the nomination of U.S. Magistrate Judge Diana Saldaña of Laredo to be District Court Judge for the Southern District of Texas: “I am pleased the Senate

Courtesy Adelina Pruneda, LAREDO, Texas — A man who fled to the United States after allegedly committing aggravated murder in Mexico was deported on Monday by the U.S. Immigration and Customs (ICE) Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO). Juan Jose Rivera-Moreno, 31, a Mexican national, was escorted by ICE ERO’s Special Response Team (SRT)

Courtesy Lesley Lopez,  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX 28) announced his support of two proposed legislative items that would greatly reduce Congressional gridlock by reforming the partisan redistricting process.  The two bills, which would put an end to political gerrymandering, have been introduced by fellow Blue Dogs, Congressman Jim Cooper of Tennessee

Courtesy Lesley Lopez, Unemployment drops to 9.0%, better than expected  WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX 28) released the following statement on the January jobs report, which showed that the the unemployment rate dropped to 9 percent and that 36,000 jobs were added last month.    “Getting South Texans back into the work