Courtesy Leslie  Martinez, Congressman Helps to Address Hunger on College Campuses Washington, D.C.— Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) announced an award of nearly $337,000 to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) to improve the state agency’s Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program (SNAP) recipient fraud prevention, detection and investigation efforts. The funding comes through the Department of

Courtesy Leslie Martinez,  Washington, D.C.—This past week, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) successfully included an amendment in the 2020 National Defense Authorization Act allowing military recycling centers to accept recyclable goods from local communities. This would allow the profits from the recycling sales to go into the Department of Defense Soldier Morale, Welfare & Recreation (MWR)

Courtesy Charlotte Laracy,   Funding will provide reimbursements for expenses related to humanitarian relief of unaccompanied children and family units at the southern border LAREDO, TX – Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) provided an update on the $30 million he helped secure in conjunction with U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) for humanitarian reimbursements to local governments and

Courtesy Charlotte Laracy,  Congressman continues to work with DHS and Laredo to find a sensible solution Washington, D.C.— Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28) released the following statement on Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) decision to construct temporary tent housing near the Laredo Port of Entry for the implementation of the Migrant Protection Protocols (MPP) program. On July

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, Texas – U.S. Customs and Border Protection agriculture specialists at Laredo Port of Entry discovered two significant rare pests and a third was confirmed as a first time find in the nation during the month of June. The interceptions occurred during the second week of June; both pests were confirmed as first

Courtesy Richard Pauza, LAREDO, TEXAS – U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Field Operations (OFO) officers at the Laredo Port of Entry intercepted a significant amount of methamphetamine with an estimated street value of $2.2 million in one enforcement action over the weekend. “This was an excellent interception by our CBP officers,” said Port Director Albert

Courtesy Richard Pauza, Laredo, TX — Last month, construction for a temporary roadway was completed at the World Trade Bridge (WTB) at the Laredo Port of Entry (LPOE). The City of Laredo entered into a small scale donation agreement with U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Donations Acceptance Program (DAP) and the General Services Administration (GSA). 

Courtesy Bert Ogden Arena, EDINBURG, TX- The six men comprising Styx have committed to rocking the Paradise together with audiences far and wide by entering their second decade of averaging over 100 shows a year, and each one of them is committed to making the next show better than the last. On December 12 this

Courtesy Raul Leal, LAREDO, TX – On Monday, July 8, 2019 from 9:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m., motorists should expect a right lane closure on the Interstate Highway 35 (I-35) northbound mainlanes at the Milo Interchange (I-35-mile post marker #8) to allow installation of bridge overhang forms of the eastbound US 59 Loop/I-69W bridge, currently under