Three members of the Texas congressional delegation have high hopes that after 40 years, the federal government will eliminate a ban on American crude oil on the international market.
Henry Cuellar
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Demographics
Program Helping to Reduce Wait Times at Border Bridges
Nine months into a federal pilot program created to reduce wait times at international ports of entry, operators of bridges on the Texas-Mexico border say it appears to be accomplishing that goal.
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Demographics
TribLive: A Conversation With Henry Cuellar
Full video of my 9/24 TribLive conversation with U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar, D-Laredo, on the campus of the University of Texas at San Antonio.
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Energy
The Brief: Sept. 25, 2014
The legal problems of a couple of Republican officeholders continue to garner headlines.
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Energy
The Brief: Sept. 24, 2014
The special prosecutor overseeing the criminal case against Gov. Rick Perry let his frustration be known on a request by Perry’s attorneys to excuse him from appearing at an Oct. 13 pre-trial hearing.
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Criminal Justice
Liveblog: Immigration at The Texas Tribune Festival
We’re liveblogging the sessions from the 2014 Texas Tribune Festival’s Immigration track. The sessions include panels on border security, Latinos and the Republican Party, the comprehensive immigration reform debate, and what to do with the DREAMers.
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Energy
The Brief: Aug. 20, 2014
Call it the frozen custard heard round the world. Gov. Rick Perry and his booking on two felony counts late Tuesday afternoon captured national attention — on social media, most of all.
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Energy
The Brief: Aug. 4, 2014
A new report raises fresh doubts about a key witness instrumental in securing the execution of Cameron Todd Willingham. This new evidence forces again the question as to whether Texas executed an innocent man.
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Energy
The Brief: July 25, 2014
Can those National Guard troops being sent to the border arrest people? The latest word is they can. And the reason why is that Rick Perry sent them, and not the federal government.
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Criminal Justice
Cuellar: “Failure is Not an Option” on Border Crisis
If lawmakers do not act to address the immigration crisis on Texas’ southern border before their August break, smugglers will get the message that the government does not take the crisis seriously, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar says.
