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Taco Palenque chain developing a central kitchen to serve its San Antonio restaurants
The Laredo-based chain currently has 10 Alamo City stores and an 11th is in development.
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Campaign of Brandon ‘AK Guy’ Herrera closes PAC before recount is complete
The closure of the PAC also comes after federal regulators opened a pair of inquiries into Herrera’s campaign finances.
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Tejano star and TV host Johnny Canales has died at age 77
The South Texas TV host’s long-running TV show helped expand Tejano music’s appeal and featured now-legendary performers such as Selena.
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Henry Cuellar’s corruption trial delayed until after election
The Laredo Democrat faces allegations of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government.
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Brandon Herrera to request recount in primary runoff against U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales
Herrera said he doesn’t expect the results to change, ‘but I feel I owe it to my volunteers, voters, and supporters to leave no stone unturned.’
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San Antonio Democratic congressmen push back against Biden immigration order
The ACLU also said it’s preparing a legal challenge to the White House’s move.
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National Republicans target Henry Cuellar’s South Texas seat after indictment
The move is a shift in strategy for Republicans who previously focused on other South Texas races even after federal authorities filed criminal charges against the Democrat.
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Henry Cuellar aide’s pay shot up after his role in the alleged bribery scheme, records show
Between 2016 and 2017, Colin Strother was paid through Cuellar’s congressional budget despite not having a clear job or title in the Texas Democrat’s office, three sources told NOTUS.
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Dangerous Texas Memorial Day heat made 5 times more likely by global warming
Punishing heat arriving across South Texas this week places most residents in region under ‘extreme’ threat of negative heat-related health impacts.
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‘The Patrón’: How Henry Cuellar and his family control Webb County, Texas
The congressman, his brother and his sister wield unusual power in South Texas. Documents and interviews with more than 25 local officials, business leaders and residents show just how far it stretches.
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Contractors for SpaceX’s South Texas site claim company stiffed them for $2.5 million
At least 72 construction liens have been filed against billionaire Elon Musk’s South Texas-based rocket company since 2019, records show.
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Houston woman is third guilty plea in Henry Cuellar bribery case
Irada Akhoundova pleaded guilty to facilitating a $60,000 payment to Imelda Cueller, the congressman’s wife, that she believed would benefit Azerbaijan and its state-run oil company.
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Texas delegation urges Congress to withhold aid to Mexico over water treaty dispute
A bipartisan group of Texas lawmakers are demanding appropriators withhold funds for the country until Mexico lives up to its end of a 1944 water treaty that requires it to send 1.75 million acre-feet to the U.S. every five years.
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‘You are the best El Jefe’: Henry Cuellar’s alleged brazen foreign bribery schemes
The powerful Laredo congressman is indicted for allegedly acting as a foreign agent for Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank in exchange for at least $600,000 in bribes.
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South Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar’s top aide leaves. More may follow.
Jake Hochberg — who’s served as Cuellar’s chief of staff since 2021 — left Monday, and others are reportedly mulling departures.
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Two political consultants plead guilty in Henry Cuellar bribery case
The Laredo Democrat faces federal charges of bribery, money laundering and working on behalf of a foreign government.
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With indictment, U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar’s deep South Texas ties will again be tested
Cuellar was expected to cruise to reelection. Now he’ll need to rely on support from local and national Democratic leaders to help him overcome scandal.
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Texas Congressman Henry Cuellar indicted on charges of bribery, money laundering
Cuellar said he and his wife, Imelda, are innocent, and that he is still seeking reelection this November.
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Reports: South Texas Rep. Henry Cuellar to be indicted by Justice Department
In 2022, the FBI raided Cuellar’s Laredo home and campaign office.
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Assclown Alert: Getting what you wish for with the Texas Republican Party
The Texas GOP bears responsibility for Brandon ‘AK Guy’ Herrera’s surprise runoff with incumbent U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales.