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HOUSTON – The Department of Family and Protective Services is investigating three cases that go against Governor Greg Abbott's recent directive viewing gender-confirming care for kids as abuse.
"DFPS is aware of three intakes meeting the description in the AG opinion and Governor's directive. However, intakes may be physical abuse, sexual abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect, or medical neglect. We do not have a specific category for any other intake information," writes Melissa Lanford, Media Specialist at Texas Department of Family and Protective Services.
It comes as the ACLU of Texas and Lambda Legal filed a lawsuit against Attorney General Ken Paxton and the governor.
Sunny Bryant can do tricks on her roller skates, crochet and play violin, and if she could be famous for something, she would like it to be for her jokes.
"Why was 6 afraid of 7?" she'll ask you. "Because 7 8 9."
But at least for now, the 8-year-old is better known as an utterly upbeat and outspoken advocate for equality and justice for transgender children like herself. She took multiple trips with her mother to Austin to address lawmakers during the repeatedly extended Texas legislative session.
On Tuesday, the Houston third-grader squealed when she was introduced by name during a session of U.S. House of Representatives and was very happy the topic of trans kids came up when she and her family virtually attended the State of the Union as honored guests of U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia.
According to Dershowitz, he stands behind his positions, reasoning, "I have a liberal liberal Republican voting record in politics, but I also practice civil libertarian values.".
Why Did The Government Impeach Trump?
U.S. House Representatives 116th term, the 116th term of US President Bill Clinton, the 114th term of Senator Edward Kennedy, the 118th term of Senator Frank Lautenberg, and the 88th term of Republican James C. King. According to one article of impeachment voted by Congress, Trump incited the January 6 terrorist attack of the United States by inciting insurrection. Capitol.
Immigration provides a key part of the U.S. workforce. But there's disagreement about how to regulate immigration and employment, and how to enforce immigration laws. Representatives Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Matt Rosendale (R-MT) provide some insight into America's options for ensuring workers and employers are acting within the law.
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HOUSTON - The unprovoked Russian invasion of sovereign Ukraine has triggered condemnation from Houston area Congressional leaders in the strongest possible terms.
"The Russians need to feel pain for this," said Rep. Dan Crenshaw (R-TX). "This is completely barbaric behavior on the part of the Russians. It's barbaric."
Speaking from Ukraine where she participated in a fact-finding mission, Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX) compared Putin's invasion to some of human history's greatest atrocities.
WASHINGTON, D.C., USA — Two members of the Texas congressional delegation joined 34 other lawmakers in signing a letter this week to the director of Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, expressing concern about the country's continued expulsion of migrants who cross the border.
It has been over a year and seven months since Army Specialist Vanessa Guillen was reported missing.
Her disappearance and murder hit the Latino community in Houston especially hard. Many of them serve in our military and many of them have children serving. Vanessa's tragic death sparked a movement and reforms that otherwise would have been swept under the rug. As we have called for investigations and uncovered the truth behind her death, one thing is clear:
The Army failed Vanessa Guillen.
Rogelio, Vanessa's father, told me how Vanessa dreamed of joining the Army when she was 12 years old. She felt a deep sense of love for America, and the Army represented an opportunity to reach for her American Dream. The U.S. Army was her way to contribute and build a better life for herself. It was her dream; but again, the same institution she vowed to serve, failed her.
WASHINGTON — Historic reforms to how the military handles reports of crimes including sexual assault and murder are headed to President Joe Biden's desk to be signed into law, spurred by mistakes at Fort Hood, where Army Spc. Vanessa Guillén was killed last year by a fellow soldier.
The Houston native — whose reports of sexual harassment by a superior officer were ignored by her chain of command — went missing from the base for two months before her body was found last summer. An outside investigation later found a "deficient climate" at the post and concluded Fort Hood leadership "knew or should have known of the high risk of harm to female soldiers."
With cabinet positions dwindling, President-elect Biden has yet to select a Latina for one of the top positions in the White House.
In response, the Congressional Hispanic Caucus (CHC) has been ramping up efforts to increase Latinx representation in his cabinet, but after the historic nominations of Alejandro Mayorkas for Department of Homeland Security Secretary and Xavier Becerra for Health and Human Services — the first Latinos in both agencies' histories — the CHC has turned its focus to Latina representation.
Most recently, the CHC has lobbied Biden to nominate Lily Eskelsen García for Education secretary.