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In House floor remarks, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) argued for abortion rights.
Democratic members of Texas' Congressional delegation have asked the Biden administration to review if Texas is misusing federal pandemic relief money to fund Gov. Greg Abbott's controversial border mission.
Former President Donald Trump repeatedly pressed national security officials on whether China had a secret weapon to launch hurricanes at the United States while he was in office, three sources told Rolling Stone.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Senators Alex Padilla (D-Calif.) and Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), along with Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.) and several of their Alex Padilla senator official portraitcolleagues, introduced the bicameral Judicial Ethics and Anti-Corruption Act to overhaul our nation's judicial ethics laws and restore public faith in our court system.
A bill to rename a southeast Houston post office after slain U.S. Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén is expected to pass the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday.
The measure introduced by Guillén's representative, Democrat Sylvia Garcia, in January, was debated on the House floor Tuesday and is expected to pass a vote on Wednesday afternoon, according to a spokesperson in Garcia's office.
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- A bill aimed at keeping the memory alive of Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén could soon pass as it would name a post office after the murdered soldier.
If H.R. 224 moves forward, it would rename the post office at 5302 Galveston Road as the Vanessa Guillen Post Office Building.
EDINBURG, Texas – Members of the Texas congressional delegation have urged Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen to investigate Texas Governor Greg Abbott to see if he misappropriated federal coronavirus relief monies to fund Operation Lone Star.
The urging came in the form of a letter. Among those signing the letter were U.S. Rep. Joaquin Castro of San Antonio and U.S. Rep. Veronica Escobar of El Paso.
– A US Post Office could soon bear the name of beloved US Army Specialist Vanessa Guillén.
Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) is leading a bipartisan bill to rename the post office on Galveston Road in Houston after her constituent, SPC Vanessa Guillén.
President Joe Biden's promise to end new drilling for oil and gas on federal lands is colliding with the cold realities of soaring fuel costs.
Some centrist Democrats, several of whom are up for reelection this year, are requesting that Biden do more via the leasing program to bring price relief — and their ask is not where his preferences lie.
A group of Texas Democrats urged the Biden administration on Monday to probe whether their state had misused federal funds meant to respond to the coronavirus, after Gov. Greg Abbott (R) relied on pandemic relief to help pay for his crackdown on the U.S.-Mexico border.