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If President Donald Trump follows up on his threat to close the southern border, it could potentially result in millions of dollars in losses to local businesses in regions such as San Diego County.
Amid the partial federal government shutdown, President Donald Trump tweeted an ultimatum Friday morning directed at Congress: Fund his promised border wall or the United States-Mexico border will "close."
"Either we build (finish) the Wall or we close the Border …" one of Trump's four tweets about the border said in part.
MISSION, RGV – There appears to widespread support in South Texas for congressional passage of the Agriculture and Nutrition Act of 2018, also known as the Farm Bill.
WASHINGTON - Thursday, the Republican-led house approved a package with President Trump's $5.7 billio
Carlos Jaime Torres, who volunteered to join the Army during the Vietnam War, will be laid to rest with full military honors Thursday at the Rio Grande Valley State Veterans Cemetery in Mission. His burial will achieve in death what he had been unable to do since being deported: return to the U.S., the country he called home.
WASHINGTON - Congressman Vicente Gonzalez (TX-15) issued the following statement after learning of the death of deported Vietnam War Army Veteran, Carlos Torres.
Texas lawmakers have introduced legislation that seeks to help border counties better identify the remains of missing migrants and alleviate the associated costs.
MCALLEN, RGV – U.S. Reps. Henry Cuellar and Vicente Gonzalez have spoken about their attendance of the inauguration of Mexico's new president, Andrés Manuel López Obrador.
The two South Texas congressmen were part of a large delegation of U.S. dignitaries, headed by Vice President Mike Pence, to attend the event, which took place on Saturday, Dec. 1.
House Democratic leader Nancy Pelosi and the small contingent of members who oppose her are both heading into Wednesday's leadership elections knowing she'll emerge as the caucus's nominee for speaker.
Nine Democratic members of the Problem Solvers Caucus are urging House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) to back three rules changes as she aims to drum up enough support to take over the Speakership in the next Congress.