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May 24, 2022

Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) applauded President Joe Biden's executive order to bring down the cost of health insurance and expand health coverage to more Texans. The executive order is the most significant action to strengthen the Affordable Care Act (ACA) since it was signed into law 12 years ago by President Barack Obama.


May 24, 2022

WASHINGTON — Tucked into the folds of the federal government's latest $1.5 trillion spending bill lies more than $280 million to fund initiatives for Texans.


May 24, 2022

WASHINGTON — Tucked into the folds of the federal government's latest $1.5 trillion spending bill lies more than $280 million to fund initiatives for Texans.


May 24, 2022

Tucked into the folds of the federal government's latest $1.5 trillion spending bill lies more than $280 million to fund initiatives for Texans. Those projects range from expanding the San Antonio police department's mental health unit and improving flood mitigation in coastal counties to planting a sustainable community garden at a high school and building a Gandhi museum in Houston.


May 24, 2022

TEXAS — Families are fleeing home to protect their children. These aren't refugees from war-torn countries, they're Texans. Since the Texas Legislature passed numerous laws restricting trans rights, families have considered moving out of state.


May 24, 2022

Baylor College of Medicine hosted U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) for a check presentation from the Congressional Community Project Funding program that will support Baylor and Harris Health's long-COVID care clinics. The funding is part of the Bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Bill.


May 24, 2022

WASHINGTON, D.C. – The Texas Democratic delegation in Congress want President Biden to intervene to stop Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to impede commercial truck traffic heading north out of Mexico.


May 24, 2022

Baylor College of Medicine on Wednesday was awarded $1.1 million from the federal government to open a new long-COVID clinic in the Houston area.


May 24, 2022

In reaction to US sanctions against State Duma members, Russia blacklisted 398 members of the US House of Representatives. This was reported on the Russian Foreign Ministry's website on Wednesday, April 13.


May 24, 2022

A new funding project that's a part of the Bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Bill doled out over $10 million to health care institutions — and a Houston initiative is cashing in on a chunk of that funding.