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Among other shifts linked to increased presence and pressure, Texas Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia filed a federal bill to require rest breaks for all construction workers in July 2022.
"These essential funds will help our region transition to lower-polluting and more energy-efficient transit vehicles quicker," Rep. Sylvia Garcia, D-Houston, said in a statement announcing the award from the Federal Transit Administration.
Amit Bose, Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration, Will Join the Town Hall
Houston, Texas – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia announced a generous federal grant of $21,586,913 for Houston METRO. These funds are made possible by both the Federal Transit Administration's Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Grant Program and the Low-No Grant Program.
Houston, Texas – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia, Congressmen Al Green, and City of Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner announced a generous grant of $20,960,000 as part of the Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity grant program (RAISE). These funds, made possible by President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and the Department of Transportation, will encourage large investments in Houston's transit, road, rail, and port projects.
Reps. Sylvia Garcia and Al Green, the Houston Democrats who represent the area where the Telephone project will be built, sent letters of support for the city's application, along with more than a dozen local elected officials, agencies and advocacy groups.
In remarks on the House floor last month, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) spoke about abortion rights.
The "Studying Barriers to Homelessness Act" was introduced on March 17 by Representative Sylvia Garcia (D-TX).
"But assault weapons are not for hunting, they are used to kill people quickly, efficiently and as fast as they can . . . it has no place in our communities," Garcia said. "One child's life is worth more than all the assault weapons in the world."
During a House Judiciary Committee hearing on Wednesday, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (D-TX) spoke about a bill to help naturalize non-citizen veterans.