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The disappearance and killing of Vanessa Guillén, a U.S. Army specialist stationed in Fort Hood, Texas, in 2020 shook the nation and led to widescale changes in how the military protects victims of sexual violence.
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In the wake of the deadly shooting of a migrant in West Texas, U.S. Rep. Al Green responded Tuesday to Gov. Greg Abbott blaming the incident on the Biden administration's border policies, urging the governor to be "forceful" on the issue of gun violence.
Washington, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) recently announced nearly $3.4 million+ in federal funds for both Texas and TX-29 public safety projects and crime reduction initiatives. Granted by the Department of Justice (DOJ), these funds will go to various community improvement programs and neighborhood safety programs across the lone star state and Houston region.
WASHINGTON — The League of United Latin American Citizens has filed a complaint with the Department of Justice, calling for investigation into the transit of migrants last month from San Antonio to Martha's Vineyard, specifically the involvement of Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, who took credit for the move.
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EL PASO, Texas (KFOX14/CBS4) — El Paso Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) sent the Department of Justice a letter on Thursday asking the department to investigate the deadly migrant shooting in Hudspeth County as a hate crime.
The migrant shot and killed was identified as Jesús Sepúlveda Martinez and the woman migrant shot and injured was identified as Berenice Casias Carrillo.
Paul Bettencourt – once joined by Democrat Sylvia Garcia, now a congresswoman and then a state senator – has repeatedly filed bills to rein in TIRZs.
Letter to the Inspector General, Joseph V. Cuffarin (excerpt)
EL PASO — After a group of 13 Mexican immigrants had crossed the U.S.-Mexico border, they stopped on Tuesday evening to drink out of a reservoir south of Sierra Blanca, a small town in the Chihuahuan Desert nearly 100 miles east of El Paso.
In celebration of Hispanic and Latin American Heritage Month, ABC Owned Television Stations presents "Our America: (IN)VISIBLE." The hourlong news special examines what Hispanic and Latino visibility looks like across three sectors of society: business, entertainment and politics with special focus on how the community's quality of life is impacted.
Houston, Texas – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joined Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20), Congressman Lloyd Doggett (TX-35), and Congressman Al Green (TX-09) to address the racially motivated migrant shooting in Hudspeth County. One migrant was murdered, and one migrant was severely injured by gunshots while drinking water at the hands of brothers Mike and Mark Sheppard. You can watch the full virtual press conference here.