TBB Staff

Beginning his position on South Texas College’s Board of Trustees amid a “whirlwind” of activity and positive impact for local families, Rene Guajardo says the most important thing he can do for the coming year is enabling higher success rates as students transition from STC to universities.

Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), announced that he added language in the fiscal year 2019 Democratic border security proposal prohibiting the use of funds from this and prior year Acts to construct physical barriers in the following locations

Congressmen Michael T. McCaul (R-TX) and Henry Cuellar (D-TX) introduced H.R. 836 – the Interdiction for the Protection of Child Victims of Exploitation and Human Trafficking Act.

Today, Congressman Henry Cuellar (TX-28), a member of the U.S. House Appropriations Committee and Subcommittees of Homeland Security, Defense, and Agriculture, participated in a Homeland Security Appropriations Conference Committee meeting that brought together a bipartisan group of lawmakers from both the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate to negotiate long-term border security solutions.

The past week, McAllen Public Utility customer service representatives were made aware of several utility customers receiving scam calls.

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement in support of the congressional conference committee seeking long-term funding solutions for the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

A Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD junior has been selected to serve as a representative for the Health Ambassadors for a Ready Texas (HART) Initiative by the Texas Department of Agriculture.

Yesterday, Senator Hinojosa filed Senate Concurrent Resolution (SCR) No. 13 to protect Bentsen-Rio Grande Valley State Park from the proposed construction of a border wall through this treasured site.

Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) today announced his subcommittee assignments for the 116th Congress. The congressman serves on the House Financial Services Committee and House Foreign Affairs Committee.

McAllen ISD will have 21 students representing the state of Texas at the Games of America in Lynchburg, Virginia, in August for swimming.