STATE NEWS
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, For Low- to Moderate-Income Communities Washington D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that City of Laredo has been awarded three grants, totaling $5,477,864 in federal funds, from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The City of Laredo will receive $3,936,450.00 from the Community Development Block Grant
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, WASHINGTON, D.C.- In response to the disappearance of David Hartley on Falcon Lake, Congressman Henry Cuellar released the following statement about his efforts: “First and most importantly, I’d like to express my sympathies to the Hartley family. I spoke to the Hartley family this morning to express my
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, WASHINGTON D.C.- Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX 28) announced that his bipartisan legislation to increase government efficiency and decrease waste is one step closer to becoming law, after H.R. 2142, the Government Performance and Results Modernization Act of 2010 passed the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee. This
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, For first-time sewer service to 23 homes Washington D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that Frio County has been granted $500,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG program, which will be administered through the Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) under the Texas
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, For first-time sewer service to 39 homes Washington D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that Webb County has been granted $500,000 in federal funds from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development CDBG program, which will be administered through the Texas Department of Rural Affairs (TDRA) under
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, Focuses on reducing government waste, increasing transparency Washington- Congressman Henry Cuellar’s homeland security bill to direct the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess the efficiency of homeland security grants passed in the House yesterday, and will now go on to be signed by President Obama. Once signed into law, the Redundancy Elimination
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, Bill signed into law focuses on tax breaks, small business support to spur job creation Washington D.C. – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that a $30 billion-lending fund to increase lending to small businesses became law yesterday. The legislation also contains nearly $12 billion in tax cuts for small businesses. The $30
Courtesy Raul Leal, (Laredo, Tx) Weather permitting, Rosiek Construction, Inc. will be milling and paving IH-35 Southbound Frontage Rd.(SBFR) from Exit 4 to Del Mar Blvd. This operation will be followed by the installation of pavement markings (mobile operations) along IH-35 SBFR on Sunday. Detour: Santa Maria Avenue will be closed to thru traffic
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this week seized methamphetamine valued at $213,000 from a vehicle driven by a Georgia man. The seizure occurred on Sept. 21, 2010 during a routine examination at Lincoln-Juarez Bridge . A CBP officer referred a
Courtesy Lesley Lopez, Washington- Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar announced that several important consumer protection features of health reform are set to go into effect today, September 23rd, six months after Affordable Care Act was signed into law. Better known as the Patient’s Bill of Rights, these provisions seek to end insurance company
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