Courtesy Richard Pauza, EAGLE PASS, Texas—U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Field Operations (OFO) at Eagle Pass Port of Entry recently encountered Halloween decorations that were not what they seemed; pumpkins filled with $402,196 in liquid methamphetamine. “Our frontline CBP officers have seen just about everything and this Tuesday was no exception as they

Courtesy Dana Youngentob, (Washington, D.C.)-U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced a $1,500,000 federal earmark for street improvements in Rio Bravo. The funds will go towards repairing significant fissures on roadways and flood prevention measures to ensure roadways are passable after heavy rainfall. Currently, roadways are easily flooded and become impassable for emergency vehicles, school buses,

Courtesy Xochitl Mora, (McAllen, Texas)-Fiesta de Palmas presents Noche del Vino by H-E-B! Join us on Friday, October 21st from 6:00PM – 9:00PM for Noche del Vino by H-E-B our first ever wine and food festival at the McAllen Convention Center, benefiting Make-A-Wish Foundation – Rio Grande Valley. Come out and enjoy an exquisite evening

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