STATE NEWS
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
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, Texas –U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry seized 239 pounds of marijuana Monday evening that resulted in the arrest of a commercial truck driver. CBP officers arrested a 23-year-old male Mexican citizen from Nuevo Laredo , Tamaulipas and turned him over to the custody
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Pharr , Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Agriculture Specialists at the Hidalgo/Pharr Port of Entry recently refused entry to a 12,348-pound shipment of coriander after discovering a pest that is a known vector for citrus greening disease, also known as Huanglongbing. A CBP officer at Pharr-Reynosa International Bridge
Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, TX – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers and agriculture specialists at eight South Texas ports of entry seized a significant amount of narcotics, currency, false documents, and uncovered numerous immigration and agricultural violations during fiscal year 2009. Fiscal Year 2009 began October 1, 2008 and ended Sept. 30, 2009.
Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO , TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials in Laredo 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 Office of Border
Courtesy Ashley Patterson, House passes Medicare reimbursement fix to help Seniors keep their doctors Washington, DC – Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) today voted to protect millions of seniors relying on Medicare by fixing the way their physicians are reimbursed. The Medicare Physician Payment Reform Act, passed by the House today, aims to permanently reform
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