Press Releases

WASHINGTON, DC — Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) filed legislation to rename the post office located at 5302 Galveston Road in Houston, Texas, in honor of Houston-native and former Fort Hood soldier Vanessa Guillén. Congresswoman Garcia previously filed the legislation last Congress (H.R. 8453).

The freshman class will be sworn in on January 3rd, 2021 when the First Session of the 117th United States Congress convenes.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Hoy, el Ejército Americano publicó un reporte que detalla los conclusiones del Comité de Revisión Independiente de Fort Hood sobre la cultura tóxica y la estructura de mando de Fort Hood. Este informe es solo el primer paso para asegurarnos de que lo que le sucedió a Vanessa Guillén nunca le vuelva a pasar a otro soldado. Confirma lo que la familia, muchos miembros del servicio actuales y anteriores, mis colegas y yo en el Congreso hemos estado diciendo durante este proceso.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to the Army's Independent Civilian Panel's review of Fort Hood's culture and command structure:

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued a statement on the passing of longtime Houston civil rights activist Maria Jimenez:

"I have known Maria ever since I moved to the Houston region in the 70s, and she was always a fighter for women, minorities, and immigrants. She had a big heart and was motivated to do what was right in the fight for justice."

Washington, D.C. — Today, Representatives Jason Crow (D-CO) joined by Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) and Veronica Escobar (D-TX) introduced the End Transfers of Detained Immigrants Act, legislation which would immediately prevent Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) from transferring immigrant detainees between ICE facilities or to federal, state, and local prisons during the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic.