Webb County Sheriff

A Laredo native, Webb County Sheriff, Martin Cuellar, attended Buenos Aires Elementary School and graduated from J.W. Nixon High School.  After high school, he enrolled at Laredo Junior College, where he obtained an Associates of Arts Degree in Criminal Justice.  His law enforcement career spans for more than 35 years. He retired from the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) where he served for more than 26 years. During his D.P.S. years, Sheriff Cuellar rose through the ranks from Trooper all the way to Lieutenant of the Narcotics Intelligence Unit. In 2008, the citizens of Webb County first
elected him to serve as their Sheriff. In 2012, and again in 2016, the voters re-elected Sheriff Cuellar with a resounding victory. 

Keeping our community safe is his main responsibility. However, he is also focused in giving back to the community through different programs. In addition, he also gives back to the community by sharing
his forfeiture funds with community programs such as Laredo ISD and United ISD Crime Stoppers, Crime Stoppers Inc., Teens in the Driver’s Seat, and many more local organizations.  Some of Sheriff Cuellar’s major accomplishments was the establishment of the Cyber Crime Unit, his active involvement with Crime Stoppers in helping keep drugs off our streets, and the acquisition of the first
helicopter owned and operated by a law enforcement agency in South Texas; and just as important are the many programs he has implemented to help keep our senior citizens and veterans safe. Sheriff Cuellar was also instrumental in starting the Hire-A-Vet Program at a national level, whose mission is to provide employment to military men and women when they return home.

Sheriff Cuellar and his wife Veronica are the proud parents of two children, Zachary and Casie.