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May 4, 2020

Houston, TXTomorrow, May 6th, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) will be joining Commissioner Rodney Ellis and several local Houston elected officials for a Coronavirus Mask Distribution event at the Wendel D. Ley Family YMCA.


April 28, 2020

HOUSTON, TX — Tomorrow, Members of the House Financial Services Committee Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Al Green (TX-09) will be hosting a press conference call to discuss COVID-19 updates on upcoming relief package, testing, PPP, and other efforts being discussed in Congress to best help working families that have been hit the hardest by the COVID-19 pandemic.


April 28, 2020

WASHINGTON, DC — Today, 105 House Democrats, led by Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), House Small Business Subcommittee on Oversight Chair Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27), and Rep.


April 26, 2020

Houston, TXCongresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) is proud to be joining Mayor Sylvester Turner, Councilman Robert Gallegos, and other Houston elected officials today to announce the launch of a new UMMC Coronavirus drive-thru testing site in the 29th Congressional District.


April 20, 2020

HOUSTON, TX - Los representantes Al Green (TX-09) y Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) encabezaron dos cartas del Congreso instando al gobernador Abbott y FEMA a expandir los sitios móviles de pruebas de coronavirus para comunidades afectadas en Texas.


April 20, 2020

HOUSTON, TX – Representatives Al Green (TX-09) and Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) led two congressional letters urging Governor Abbott and FEMA to expand mobile coronavirus testing sites for hard-hit communities in Texas.


April 20, 2020

Houston, TX - Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announced that three college systems in the 29th Congressional District will receive funding under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


April 15, 2020

HOUSTON, TX – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and member of the House Financial Services Committee issued the following statement in response to Facebook and the Libra's Association's announcement regarding its new structure.


April 15, 2020

Houston, TX - Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) announced that William P. Hobby Airport was awarded nearly $50.9 million under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act.


April 14, 2020

HOUSTON, TX – Tonight, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) is hosting a Spanish Coronavirus Facebook Live Townhall with Univision 45 and State Senator Carol Alvarado, County Judge Lina Hidalgo, and Dr. Laila Woc-Colburn from Baylor College of Medicine.