Press Releases
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anti-trans directive, issued to the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services (DFPS) on February 22, 2022, be rescinded.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.
Houston, Texas – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement following the funeral service of 9-year-old shooting victim Arlene Alvarez.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announced a massive $60,000,000+ investment this year for Texas' electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure. The Bipartisan Infrastructure Law that Congresswoman Garcia helped pass, secured the largest set of funds received by any state.
Washington, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) recognized National Public Schools Week which runs from February 21 until February 25. The American Rescue Plan Congresswoman Garcia helped pass secured $12.4 Billion for Texas K-12 schools to stay open safely and make up for lost learning time. Nationwide, the American Rescue Plan provided $130 billion for schools to stay open, and an additional $10 billion to help schools conduct COVID-19 testing for students and staff.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) announced the first round of investments in repairing Texas bridges coming in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The funding announced this year is part of a larger 5-year grant, where Texas is expected to receive $537 million for repairs. This year, $107.4 million will be coming to Texas to repair bridges across the state, including over 818 Texas bridges found to be in poor condition.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) released the following statement in response to the opinion by the Senate Parliamentarian against the immigration reform provisions proposed in the Build Back Better Act:
WASHINGTON D.C.— Hoy, la congresista Sylvia R. García (TX-29) emitió la siguiente declaración con respecto a la aprobación por el Senado de la Ley de Autorización de Defensa Nacional (NDAA) y lo que esto significa para obtener justicia para Spc. Vanessa Guillén: