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HOUSTON - Two members of Texas' Congressional delegation are asking Houston post office leadership why at least 20 offices refused to accept donated voter registration cards -- government-printed documents that must be filled out and submitted to enable citizens to vote.
Houston, TX – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement condemning reports that ICE flew detainees to Virginia to transport agents for the purpose of quelling D.C. protests during the summer:
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) and Congressman Al Green (TX-9) wrote to the Houston USPS District Manager and Postmaster seeking answers about claims that over 20 Greater Houston-area post offices rejected donations of blank voter registration ballots from the League of Women Voters, a non-partisan civic engagement group:
The American Diabetes Association® (ADA), the nation's leading organization for all people living with diabetes, announced its support today for the Ending Health Disparities during COVID-19 (EHDC) Act, introduced by Representative Robin Kelly (D-IL). The list of bill cosponsors includes Reps.
HOUSTON - The Houston Police Officers' Union says four officers were fired in connection to the deadly shooting of Nicolas Chavez in April.
Police said Chavez was shot by officers who had responded to a call about a suicidal man on April 21. Police said he had a pointed object in his hand.
Authorities said, after several attempts to detain Chavez and stop him with non-lethal methods, he was shot on Gazin near Market Street around 9 p.m.
Houston, TX – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to the firing of four Houston police officers over the deadly shooting of Nicolas Chavez in April of this year:
After months of calling for #JusticeForVanessaGuillen, her family may finally have concrete answers.
Instead of an ongoing internal investigation conducted by the U.S. Army, the cases of Vanessa Guillen and two-dozen others are garnering the attention they deserve— from Congress.
It was announced Tuesday, by both members of Guillen's family and Congress that two congressional subcommittees will launch an investigation into the chain of command at Fort Hood, following the spike in deaths.
HOUSTON, TX – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to the House Armed Services and Oversight and Reform Subcommittees opening an investigation into recent service member deaths at Fort Hood:
HOUSTON, TX - La congresista Sylvia García (TX-29) hizo la siguiente declaración en respuesta a los Subcomités de los Servicios Armados y de Supervisión y Reforma de la Cámara de Representantes que han abierto una investigación sobre las muertes recientes de miembros del servicio militar en Fort Hood:
HOUSTON, TX – Today, Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and Congresswomen Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) donated 3,000 N95 masks to Legacy Community Health Southwest Clinic as a part of their commitment to ensuring Houston's frontline workers have the protective equipment they need to stay safe. The clinic serves an important role in a predominately Latino community, which has been disproportionately affected by the COVID-19 pandemic in Houston.