Press Releases
Houston, Texas – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement following Starr County's decision to move to drop all criminal charges against Lizelle Herrera.
Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to Texas Governor Greg Abbott's disturbing directive calling for asylum seekers at the Texas border to be transported and released at the steps of the United States Capitol.
"I'm deeply troubled by Governor Abbott's heinous political stunt calling for the unfair punishment of vulnerable asylum seekers. He is targeting innocent people for simply escaping desolate poverty, cruel violence, and extremely dangerous situations."
Washington D.C. - Hoy, la congresista Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) ha vuelto a presentar el proyecto de ley de informantes (whistleblower) del Consejo de Supervisión Contable de Empresas Públicas (PCAOB, por sus siglas en inglés).
Washington D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) reintroduced the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) Whistleblower Bill. This bill protects whistleblowers with legitimate information that can lead to law enforcement action by the PCAOB and ensures public companies and their accounting firms do not jeopardize the financial security of consumers and our economy.
Houston, Texas – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announces nearly $30,200,000+ in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds for the City of Houston allocated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). These funds are directly associated with the drastic winter storm Southeast Houston suffered through in 2021.
Washington, D.C. – Recently, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) introduced a bill to investigate the barriers that housing assistance agencies face across the nation. H.R. 7123, known as the Studying Barriers to Housing Act, directs the Government Accountability Office (GAO) to conduct a study to identify challenges in homelessness reduction and prevention. This bill comes at a time when homelessness has intensified because of the pandemic's effects.
Houston, Texas – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and 11 members of the Texas Delegation recently delivered a letter to Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton demanding their anti-trans directive, issued to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) on February 22, 2022, be rescinded. The letter also urges the withdrawal of Opinion No. KP-0401 – which was the anti-trans opinion issued by AG Paxton – that sparked the cruel attack.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) urges Texans to file their taxes as soon as possible to receive historic tax cuts created by the American Rescue Plan (ARP) – which slashed child poverty by 40%.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) voted to pass the historic $1.5 trillion Bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Bill. As part of the package, 9 Community Project Funding (CPF) requests led by Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia were secured. The bill's transformative investment will help Texas families with cost-of-living increases, good-paying jobs, and local community projects.
Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to Governor Greg Abbott's troubling directive which targets Texas' Transgender community.