STATE NEWS
FLORIDA RESIDENT SENTENCED TO LENGTHY PRISON TERM FOR SMUGGLING METHAMPHETAMINE Courtesy Adelina Pruneda, (LAREDO, Texas) – A Mexican citizen and legal permanent resident has been sentenced to 210 months in federal prison for smuggling almost two kilograms of methamphetamine into the United States, United States Attorney José Angel Moreno announced today. At a hearing yesterday,
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – As Laredo rolls into high gear for its annual Washington’s Birthday celebration activities, U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry this week did their part to ring in the holiday by seizing $2.5 million in marijuana and cocaine in four separate enforcement actions.
One Year Anniversary of ARRA Shows Widespread Investments in Local Infrastructure, Transportation, Education and Other Priorities Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that one year after being signed into law, the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act has delivered over $19 billion in committed federal funding to Texas and provided
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO , Texas – In the weeks leading to Valentine’s Day, U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s highly trained agriculture specialists ensure that plant diseases and plant pests are detected and prevented from being introduced into the United States where they could cause harm. At international ports of entry, land borders and mail
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, WASHINGTON, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) together with USDA Rural Development State Director Paco Valentin and Jim Hogg County Officials will announce Monday over $5.2 million in federal funding for the construction of a 48-bed detention center in Hebbronville, Texas. Jim Hogg County will receive $3,949,000 in federal grant funding and
Landmark Pay-As-You-Go Spending Rules Aim to Restore Fiscal Surpluses of the 1990s Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today helped pass statutory Pay-As-You-Go legislation to reestablish spending rules for Congress to rein-in federal spending, draw down the nation’s debt and restore the fiscal discipline of the 1990s when deficits were turned
Community and Colonias Tour Raises Awareness for Upcoming Census Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), U.S. Census Director Dr. Robert M. Groves and Dallas Census Regional Director Gabriel Sanchez today visited the Border Colonias outside of Laredo, Texas, as part of a national campaign to raise awareness for the 2010 Census
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, WASHINGTON, DC — Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that the U.S. Census Bureau Director Robert M. Groves will tour the Border Colonias outside of Laredo , Texas , on Monday, February 1, 2010, to raise awareness throughout the community for the 2010 Census this spring. Two weeks ago, Congressman Cuellar asked
House Homeland Security Committee Appoints Cuellar as New Subcommittee Chairman in the House Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today announced that the Chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee, Bennie G. Thompson, has appointed him as the new Chairman of the Subcommittee on Border, Maritime and Global Counterterrorism. Congressman Cuellar
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, President Obama Renews Commitment to Restore and Rebuild the Nation’s Economy Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today released the following statement following President Barack Obama’s State of the Union address to Congress: “Tonight, the President renewed his commitment to the American economy and I stand by his call to reduce
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