Courtesy Xochitl Mora, Mendoza Brings over 20 years of Engineering Experience The City of McAllen has hired Eduardo Mendoza as its new Director of Engineering. The Rio Grande Valley resident has over 20 years of experience in engineering, construction management, policy development, budgeting, fiscal management and operational management, serving recently as the Interim Director of

Courtesy Ismael Guevara, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry apprehended a man at the Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge who had an outstanding warrant out of Clayton County, Georgia, for Sexual Assault. Assisting our law enforcement partners locate fugitives of the law is one of the many

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Laredo Port of Entry would like to advise the traveling public of the temporary halt in vehicular traffic at the Juarez-Lincoln Bridge the morning of Feb. 19 to host the International Bridge Ceremony, known as the Abrazo Ceremony. “This year, vehicular traffic is

Courtesy Jose Sanz, Funds aim to enhance quality of life and workforce development in 41 South Texas counties Laredo, TX–  U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced $199,370 in federal funding for the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV). The funds will allow UTRGV to provide technical assistance on rural economic resiliency and recovery, rural

Courtesy Dana Youngentob, Washington, DC—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) celebrated the House of Representatives’ passage of the America COMPETES Act, a bold and transformative legislative package to supercharge American production of chips, strengthen U.S. supply chains and strengthen American manufacturing, advance U.S. scientific excellence and research and position American interest and values to win

Courtesy Dana Youngentob, WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Representative Henry Cuellar (TX-28) introduced a bill to help address supply chain shortages and increase the number of truck drivers transporting goods in the U.S. The Licensing Individual Commercial Exam-takers Now Safely and Efficiently (LICENSE) Act, would streamline burdensome licensing regulations by making permanent several waivers that the

Courtesy Jennifer Gutierrez, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP), officers at the Laredo Port of Entry, detained two male subjects wanted for sexual offenses in two separate, unrelated incidents. “Sexual violence can have serious psychological, emotional and physical effects on a survivor. CBP collaborates with other law enforcement agencies to bring those

Courtesy U.S. Customs and Border Protection, WASHINGTON — U.S. Customs and Border Protection today released operational statistics for December 2021, which can be viewed online here. “The dedicated men and women at CBP are committed to ensuring dangerous drugs and counterfeit products are off the streets, our communities are kept safe, and our borders are

The Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act will protect voting rights, at the federal level, for all Texans  Courtesy Dana Youngentob,  Washington, DC—Today, U.S. Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) voted in favor of the Freedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act. This bill ensures safe, secure, and accessible elections for all, enhances the ability of every American