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U.S. representative for Texas, Sylvia R. Garcia, announced she has COVID-19 on Wednesday.
Rep. Garcia released this statement Wednesday:
"This morning I tested positive for COVID-19. Fortunately, I'm fully vaccinated and boosted -- so my symptoms are mild. I'll follow CDC guidelines and I expect a full recovery. I'll be quarantining and focusing on getting healthy. I will work virtually, and my office will remain open and ready to serve you!"
A Cayman Islands government press release confirmed that the Premier and Minister for Sustainability and Climate Resiliency, Wayne Panton, attended the Carribbean Financial Access Roundtable on Wednesday, April 20 to discuss correspondent banking relationships as well as other matters.
WASHINGTON, D.C. (Texas Insider Report) — Marking the two-year anniversary of the murder of Army SPC Vanessa Guillén, Representative Tony Gonzales (R-TX-23) today joined Representatives Jackie Speier (D-CA-14), Markwayne Mullin (R-OK-02), Veronica Escobar (D-TX-16), Troy Balderson (R-OH-12), Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29), and Anthony Brown (D-MD-04) in introducing the "Sexual Harassment Independent Investigations & Prosecutions" (SHIIP) Act to remove sexual harassment from the military chain of command.
Primer ministro de Trinidad y Tobago, Keith Rowley, pidió una mayor cooperación entre los bancos estadounidenses y caribeños lo anterior durante la apertura de la Mesa Redonda sobre Eliminación de Riesgos y Banca Corresponsal celebrada en el Centro Lloyd Erskine Sandiford en Bridgetown, Barbados, esta semana.
El evento fue copresidido por la primer ministro de Barbados, Mia Mottley y la congresista Maxine Waters D-CA, presidenta del Comité de Servicios Financieros de la Cámara de Representantes de EE. UU.
La soldado hispana fue reportada como desaparecida el 22 de abril del 2020 en la base militar de Fort Hood, Texas, cuando tenía 20 años. El asesinato de Vanessa Guillén provocó una reforma en el Ejército y permitió la creación de leyes que catalogan el acoso sexual como delito en el Código de Justicia Militar.
La familia y amigos solicitaron ayuda de organizaciones comunitarias para dar con su paradero. La congresista Sylvia García anunció a través de sus redes sociales el apoyo a la familia.
AUSTIN, Texas.- La soldado hispana Vanessa Guillén desapareció el 22 de abril de 2020 de la base militar Fort Hood, ubicada en Killeen, Texas, y a dos años de su muerte tanto autoridades estatales como federales han realizado una serie de cambios en la forma en que trabaja el Ejército con casos de hostigamiento sexual.
A new funding project that's a part of the Bipartisan Omnibus Appropriations Bill doled out over $10 million to health care institutions — and a Houston initiative is cashing in on a chunk of that funding.
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO - Prime Minister Dr the Hon. Keith Rowley is calling for greater cooperation between American and Caribbean Banks.
Dr Rowley made the call while speaking at the opening of the Roundtable Discussion on De-Risking and Correspondent Banking held at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Bridgetown, Barbados today (Wednesday 20th April, 2022).
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley beleives greater cooperation between American and Caribbean banks will benefit business for both regions.
Dr Rowley made the call while speaking at the opening of the Roundtable Dicussion on De-Risking and Correspondent Banking hekd at the Lloyd Erskine Sandiford Centre in Bridgetown, Barbados.
WASHINGTON — Tucked into the folds of the federal government's latest $1.5 trillion spending bill lies more than $280 million to fund initiatives for Texans. Those projects range from expanding the San Antonio police department's mental health unit and improving flood mitigation in coastal counties to planting a sustainable community garden at a high school and building a Gandhi museum in Houston.