I’ll keep advocating for South Texas to lead in national security and innovation.
Keep advocating for South Texas to lead in national security and innovation.
Occurrences
Evidence
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Cuellar said the Air Force’s JBSA-Lackland candidate status would create jobs, drive investment, strengthen cyber response, and that he would "keep advocating for South Texas to lead in national security and innovation."
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The release says JBSA-Lackland was named a candidate location for the SPACEFOR-CYBER mission and that the designation reflects San Antonio’s cyber workforce, infrastructure, and military and intelligence leadership.
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Cuellar requested funding for the Port Laredo Logistics Ecosystem at TAMIU, saying it would position the district as a national leader in advanced logistics and supply chain innovation and deliver measurable economic and national security benefits.
Assessments
The promise was framed as continued advocacy, not as a guarantee that South Texas would ultimately receive a specific federal mission or completed project. In the same federal term, Cuellar publicly championed JBSA-Lackland for the SPACEFOR-CYBER mission and used the appropriations process to request funding for a South Texas logistics and innovation project tied to national security benefits. Those actions directly match the promised activity of advocating for South Texas leadership in national security and innovation.