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Congressmen Henry Cuellar (TX-28), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15), and Filemon Vela (TX-34) today issued the following statements in response to the Administration’s border policies that have inhibited cross-border trade and travel in South Texas.

Pharr-San Juan-Alamo ISD was recently recognized as a Project ADAM (Automated Defibrillators in Adam’s Memory) Heart Safe School District for completing Cardiac Emergency Response plans to prevent sudden cardiac arrest at all 44 of its schools.

On April 13, 2019, ACT will provide free breakfast before the ACT test to students at Edinburg High School and Economedes High School.

For the seventh straight year, McAllen ISD has been honored with the Best Communities for Music Education designation from the NAMM Foundation for its outstanding commitment to music education.

When Edinburg Chief of Police Cesar Torres realized that his newly acquired, Mine-Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) SWAT utility vehicle had practical deficiencies, he could have seen it as a problem. Instead, he saw it as an opportunity for a regional collaboration with South Texas College.

On April 10 the Laredo Women’s Forum held its quarterly event at IBC Bank’s Annex Ballroom to educate and engage local women by sharing information about the unique health care challenges that women face and the importance of self-care.

On Wednesday, Rio Grande Valley Sector Border Patrol announced April’s Head of the Class recipients at a ceremony held at the Performing Arts Center at Harlingen CISD.

U.S. Senator John Cornyn (R-TX) cosponsored the Protect Act, legislation from Sen. Thom Tillis (R-NC) that will protect Texans with pre-existing conditions and ensure they will never be denied health care coverage or be charged more because of a pre-existing condition.

The City of Mission Police Department will be holding a walk and vigil today in honor of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week.

Chief Baudelio Castillo and the Alamo Police Department are hosting a benefit BBQ for Texas State Trooper Moises Sanchez