During a House Appropriations subcommittee hearing on the Department of Homeland Security’s (DHS) budget request for fiscal year 2020, held on Tuesday, April 30, Congressman Henry Cuellar received confirmation from DHS Acting Secretary Kevin McAleenan that the Department will honor the language he secured in fiscal year 2019, requiring DHS to reach mutual agreements with local communities in Starr County regarding the design and alignment of border barriers. The Congressman r

Beginning Saturday, April 27, through Monday, April 29, Texans can purchase certain items tax free during the state’s sales tax holiday for emergency preparation supplies. There's no limit on the number of qualifying items you can purchase. These include: household batteries, fuel containers and flashlights priced at less than $75; hurricane shutters and emergency ladders priced at less than $300; and portable generators priced at less than $3,000. The Comptroller’s office es

The City of Rio Grande City's Public Utilities Department announced today it will waive billing late-fees to customers directly affected by the ongoing partial federal government shutdown. According P.U.D. director, Steven E. Cruz III, all late fees connected to Public Utilities bills will be waived, and services including water, sewer, and brush collection, will not be interrupted for any federal government employee who has not received a paycheck as a result of the shutdown

Congressman Henry Cuellar included language in the fiscal year 2019 Appropriations package addressing issues pertaining to immigrant family separations and unaccompanied immigrant children at the U.S.-Mexico border. This legislation, which includes the Department of Defense, and Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations bills, passed both chambers of congress and was signed by the President at the end of September. The first provision would allow the Depa