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The contingent of elected officials joining the festivities included U.S. Representatives Sylvia Garcia, Sheila Jackson Lee and Al Green; Houston City Council members Karla Cisneros, Sallie Alcorn and Tiffany Thomas; and State Representative Armando Rodriguez; plus City Attorney Arturo Michel.
The push to send more Republican Latinas from Texas to Congress came after Democratic Reps. Veronica Escobar and Sylvia Garcia made history in 2018 as the first Latinas elected to the House from Texas.
"I'm proud of the $6,225,000 in federal funds awarded to Houston Independent School District (HISD) to invest in 25 new school buses," said Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia. "These funds were only made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. I was proud to support this law in Congress because I knew it would benefit students right here in our community.
During the Southeast Texas Transportation Summit on Oct. 25, U.S. reps. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston; Brian Babin, R-Woodville; and Randy Weber, R-Friendswood, discussed President Joe Biden's federal infrastructure bill and what it could mean for the Houston region.
Rep. Sylvia Garcia, a Houston Democrat, introduced a bill to bolster gynecological cancer care services at the VA. It would start as a pilot program at select VA health centers
Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Texas, introduced a bill to bolster gynecological cancer care services at the VA. It would start as a pilot program at select VA health centers.
The Latino Learning Center recently held its Humanitarian Awards Luncheon celebrating women CEOs. The organization presented awards to leaders from across the city. Superintendent Dr. LaTonya M. Goffney was among the recipients of the Humanitarian Award.
HOUSTON - Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced the details of the next city's gun buyback event.
The second gun buyback event will take place on Saturday from 8 a.m.- 12 p.m. at the METRO Park & Ride at 11050 Harwin Drive. The event is one tool of the city's One Safe Houston initiative to reduce violent crime.
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The disappearance and killing of Vanessa Guillén, a U.S. Army specialist stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2020 shook the nation and led to widescale changes in how the military protects victims of sexual violence.
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In the wake of the deadly shooting of a migrant in West Texas, U.S. Rep. Al Green responded Tuesday to Gov. Greg Abbott blaming the incident on the Biden administration's border policies, urging the governor to be "forceful" on the issue of gun violence.