Press Releases
HOUSTON, TX – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issues statement commending the Supreme Court's decision, which determined that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is reviewable by the court and that the Trump Administration's decision to rescind the program was "arbitrary and capricious."
HOUSTON, TX — On Tuesday, June 16th at 2pm Houston time, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) will be hosting a virtual press conference with the family of Vanessa Guillen, the missing Fort Hood soldier and constituent of the Texas 29th Congressional District.
HOUSTON, TX — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) released a statement expressing her strong opposition to the news that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) plans to keep federal dollars, appropriated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, from being distributed directly to local educational agencies (LEAs).
HOUSTON, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued a statement in response to the Supreme Court's decision in Bostock v. Clayton County, Georgia, and recent Trump administration rollbacks of critical protections for transgender Americans.
HOUSTON, TX – Más temprano hoy en el día, la congresista Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) fue alertada que fue expuesta a COVID-19 por un familiar cuya prueba le volvió positivo para el virus. La congresista se ha hecho una prueba y está esperando los resultados.
HOUSTON, TX – Earlier today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) was alerted that she was exposed to COVID-19 by a family member whose test result came back positive for the virus. The Congresswoman has been tested and is awaiting results.
HOUSTON, TX – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joined a bicameral letter co-signed by 80 colleagues in the House of Representatives and the Senate in urging the President not to resume nuclear testing after a 28-year hiatus.
HOUSTON, TX - La congresista Sylvia García (TX-29) se unió a una carta bicameral firmada por 80 colegas en la Cámara de Representantes y el Senado para instar al Presidente a que no reinicie las pruebas nucleares después de 28 años sin hacerlo.
HOUSTON, TX – On Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. ET, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), a member of the House Judiciary Committee, will be participating in a committee hearing to examine the crisis of racial profiling, police brutality, and the lost trust between police departments and the communities they serve.
Houston, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joined her colleagues in condemning Attorney General Barr's role in the cracking down of protesters in Lafayette Park across from the White House in order for the President to have a photo-op outside a church.