Press Releases
Grants from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration will support workers and families in the Greater Houston area
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylia Garcia (TX-29) announced that Harris County, Texas, will receive over $9.6 million in federal funding through the Promoting Resilient Operations for Transformative, Efficient, and Cost-Saving Transportation (PROTECT) Discretionary Grant Program. These funds were made available through the Inflation Reduction Act's Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund, which Congresswoman Garcia proudly voted for in August 2022.
"Today, I voted to pass a group of bipartisan national security bills to support our allies in Ukraine, Israel, and the Indo-Pacific, provide humanitarian assistance for those in dire need in Gaza and around the world, and strengthen our ability to hold Iran, Russia, and China accountable.
Houston, TX – Hoy, la Congresista Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) llevó a cabo una ceremonia en la oficina postal en la Calle Galveston en Houston para honrar a la Especialista Vanessa Guillén. En 2020, la Especialista del Ejército de los Estados Unidos Vanessa Guillén fue brutalmente asesinada por otro soldado. Su trágica muerte causó dolor en nuestra comunidad e inició un movimiento nacional en todo el país que exigía una reforma de justicia militar.
Houston, TX –Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) held a ceremony at the post office on Galveston Road in Houston to honor Spc. Vanessa Guillen. In 2020, U.S. Army Specialist Vanessa Guillén was brutally murdered by another soldier. Her tragic passing struck grief into our community and ignited a national movement across the nation that demanded military justice reform.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) voted in support of the consolidated appropriations package to fully fund significant parts of the federal government. This legislation includes $11,310,783 in Community Project Funding that she secured for the Texas 29th Congressional District.
Washington D.C. — Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) is excited to announce that Victoria Elizondo of Houston, Texas, will be her guest for the State of the Union address on March 7, 2024. Elizondo owns the Houston-based restaurant Cochinita & Co., which serves authentic Mexican cuisine created with locally sourced fresh and flavorful ingredients.
Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia, a Vice Chair of the Poverty Task Force, issued the following statement regarding Texas’ decision to opt out of a USDA Summer EBT program:
“I know the pain of growing up hungry, of being afraid to open the refrigerator to only see the water jug, of growing up on commodity food, of fearing the summer.