Courtesy Dana Youngentob, Laredo, TX—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that the Gateway Mines Road Family Medicine Clinic will be receiving a $1,997,000 federal earmark to construct a new family medicine clinic. The clinic will be located in a historically underserved area of Laredo and will provide residents with critical access to healthcare services. Many

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers assigned to the Colombia-Solidarity Bridge and Juarez-Lincoln Bridge seized cocaine that totaled over $1,500,000 in street value in four separate, unrelated incidents over the weekend. “Narcotic interdiction continues to be vital to the CBP border security mission,” said Port

Courtesy Jose Sanz, The improvements will benefit the over 11,000 patients that visit the clinic each year Zapata, TX—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced that renovations to the Gateway Community Health Center Zapata Clinic made possible by $160,387.00 in federal funds have been completed. The 7,500 square foot space has been reconfigured by the demolition

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Organization serves as a resource to cities in Texas with local government channels The City of McAllen is proudly hosting this year’s Texas Association of Telecommunication Officers and Advisors (TATOA) Annual Conference and Award Ceremony, which will be held from November 2-4, 2022 at the McAllen Convention Center. TATOA, the Texas chapter

Courtesy Jose Sanz, Washington, DC— U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a senior member of the House Appropriations Committee, voted to pass legislation that will keep the government open through December 16. This bipartisan legislation is a temporary measure to afford Congress sufficient time to complete the fiscal year 2023 omnibus. The bill provides relief to

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers seized hard narcotics in two enforcement actions that totaled over $11,400,000 in street value. “CBP continues to work with our law enforcement partners to foil illicit transnational criminal organization attempts to smuggle their product through our cargo facilities,” said

  Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Artwork selected to be featured on McAllen irrigation pipes Keep McAllen Beautiful Inc. (KMB) is actively recruiting artists from McAllen and the Rio Grande Valley for a chance to have their work featured on standpipes in McAllen. The deadline to apply is Friday, September 16. The initiative will promote a strong

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, INFRA grants for multimodal freight highway projects The City of McAllen has just received a $25 million INFRA grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for the Anzalduas International Bridge expansion project. The project will construct commercial inspection facilities at the Anzalduas Land Port of Entry, including inspection booths, inspection docks, equipment,

Courtesy Dana Youngentob, Laredo, TX—U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $1.628 billion in transportation funding for the Laredo area. The funds are authorized through the Texas Department of Transportation’s 2023 Unified Transportation Program (UTP), which is the state’s 10-year plan to guide the development of transportation work across the state. The $1.6 billion in funding