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October 12, 2022

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.

Issues: Immigration

October 12, 2022

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.

Issues: Immigration

October 4, 2022

Paul Bettencourt – once joined by Democrat Sylvia Garcia, now a congresswoman and then a state senator – has repeatedly filed bills to rein in TIRZs.


October 4, 2022

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.

Issues: Immigration

October 4, 2022

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.

Issues: Immigration

October 1, 2022

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.

Issues: Immigration

September 30, 2022

Washington, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), along with Congresswoman Jackie Speier (CA-14), led 35 of their colleagues in sending a letter to the Department of Defense (DOD) requesting strengthened oversight of America's Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JRTOC) and its instructors.

Issues: Healthcare

September 28, 2022

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia plans to introduce a bill this week that aims to significantly change the way veteran women's cancer care is handled by Veterans Affairs.

If the Houston Democrat's legislation becomes law, VA health centers will need to increase their gynecological services to meet the needs of the growing female veteran population, which tripled between 2000 and 2015. These changes would start as a pilot program.

Issues: Healthcare

September 28, 2022

HOUSTON - Mayor Sylvester Turner joined city, county, and federal partners today to announce details of the next gun buyback as part of the One Safe Houston initiative.

The Mayor was joined by U.S. Rep. Al Green, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, Harris County Precinct One Commissioner Rodney Ellis, City Council Member Tiffany Thomas and METRO Chair Sanjay Ramabhadran.