STATE NEWS
Courtesy Raul Leal, AUSTIN – State transportation officials today approved funding for additional mobility and transportation enhancement projects through the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act (ARRA), commonly referred to as the federal economic stimulus bill. The action approved by the Texas Transportation Commission, at its monthly meeting, provides ARRA funding for two additional mobility projects
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized nearly 18 pounds of crystal methamphetamines Monday in an enforcement action that resulted in the arrest of a Laredo man. CBP officers arrested a 27-year-old male U.S. citizen from Laredo, Texas and turned him over to
Includes $636 Billion to fund Armed Forces in 2010 and “Jobs Package” to stabilize jobs, expand unemployment insurance, and invest in infrastructure Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today helped pass vital funding for the nation’s troops in 2010 and a jobs package worth $75 billion to save and create
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Brownsville, Texas; December 10, 2009—CBP Chief of Staff Marco Lopez, CBP Assistant Commissioner for Public Affairs Maria Luisa O’Connell, Border Patrol and CBP officials and representatives from more than a dozen border organizations gathered today in a small, all-day meeting at the University of Texas at Brownsville. The parties to the meeting
Includes federal funding for vital programs, plus local funding for Laredo’s Little Theatre, Gateway Community Health Clinic, Bethany House, LCC and the South Texas Forensics Laboratory Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today voted for a national investment package providing annual federal funding to the nation’s critical priorities, including funding
House passes extenders for expiring IRS tax deductions, including income–tax deductions for sales and property tax Courtesy Ashley Patterson, Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today voted for the Tax Extenders Act of 2009, a bi-partisan bill to extend $31 billion worth of federal income tax deductions scheduled to expire at the end
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) traditionally experiences the busiest volume of international traffic and travelers in the month of December during holiday season. This year the responsibility of the management of that traffic will be the priority of the new Assistant Port Director for Passenger Processing for the port
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Courtesy Ashley Patterson, House passes “death” tax compromise to make exemptions permanent Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today voted for H.R. 4154, the Permanent Estate Tax Relief Act, tax cutting legislation to provide relief to American families, farmers and small businesses by extending current estate tax exemptions for inheritances that would otherwise face
Courtesy Ahley Patterson, Requires performance assessment of FEMA grants to ensure nation is prepared and protected against acts of terrorism, national emergencies Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 3980, a homeland security bill authored by Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) requiring the Federal Emergency Management Agency to assess how homeland security
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