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WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) is excited to announce that Marcie Mir, Chief Executive Officer of El Centro de Corazón, will be her guest for President Trump's address to a joint session of Congress later this evening. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. –Last week, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) reintroduced the bipartisan American Dream and Promise Act of 2025, a crucial piece of legislation that would provide a pathway to citizenship for Dreamers, TPS holders, and DED recipients. The bill has the support of 202 Members of Congress and a growing list of more than 130 organizations, ranging from civil rights and education groups to labor unions and immigrant rights organizations. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) reintroduced the bipartisan A

WASHINGTON, DC - Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) today announced that she has been reappointed to the powerful House Committee on Financial Services and will serve on the Subcommittee on Housing and Insurance and the Subcommittee on Digital Assets, Financial Technology, and Artificial Intelligence.   

WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) issued the following statement in response to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's (HUD) findings that the Texas General Land Office (GLO) intentionally discriminated against communities of color in Houston and Harris County in distributing aid in the aftermath of Hurricane Harvey: 

HOUSTON, TX – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) penned a powerful op-ed in the Houston Chronicle this week, calling out President-elect Trump's plan for mass deportations as both an economic disaster and a moral failure. 

In the piece, titled "Mass deportation would be a moral catastrophe—and an economic one," Congresswoman Garcia highlights the devastating financial, social, and moral costs of the proposed policy. 

HOUSTON, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (D-TX-29) is proud to announce that Harris County and the City of Houston have been awarded a $2 million grant from the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) for the East End Triangle R.A.I.L.S. (Resilience, Access, and Improved Logistics for Safety) Plan. 

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia announced that Texas will receive more than $937 million in Community Development Block Grant-Disaster Recovery funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). This funding, aimed at bolstering recovery efforts from Hurricane Beryl and the May derecho storm, includes $67,326,000 to Harris County, $314,645,000 to the City of Houston, and $555,687,000 to the state.