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August 13, 2020

More than three months after the death of Vanessa Guillén, the former Fort Hood soldier will be laid to rest this weekend after a memorial in Houston Friday.

Cesar Espinosa, executive director of FIEL Houston, an immigrant rights group that helped organize the public memorial, called Guillén's death "a shock" to the community.


August 11, 2020

Legislation that would require the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), the United States Marshals Service (USMS), and state governments to collect and report data about COVID-19 in correctional facilities was introduced in Congress.


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August 11, 2020

HOUSTON, TX — Tomorrow, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) will be donating 3,000 N95 masks to El Centro de Corazon Clinic as part of her efforts to ensure that everyone in the Houston region has access to the critical resources they need to remain healthy and safe during this ongoing health crisis.


August 7, 2020

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The rise in COVID-19 infections across southeast Texas has exposed some concerning truths about the virus among Hispanic households.

On Thursday, ABC13 brought together some of Houston's medical leaders, elected officials and community advocates for a one-hour, virtual town hall that focused on COVID-19's disproportionate effects on the Latinx community.


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August 7, 2020

HOUSTON, TX - Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) participated in a press conference with local elected and community leaders on the importance of the Latino community taking advantage of free COVID-19 testing sites across the Houston region, including the El Salvador Consulate of Houston.


August 6, 2020

FORT HOOD, Texas — Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy spoke from Fort Hood Thursday after a day of meetings with civilians and soldiers across all ranks.


August 6, 2020

FORT HOOD, Texas — Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy spoke from Fort Hood Thursday after a day of meetings with civilians and soldiers across all ranks.


August 6, 2020

FORT HOOD, Texas (KTRK) -- The murder of Fort Hood soldier and Houston native Vanessa Guillen was at the center of Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy's visit Thursday, with him noting her death has "served as a tipping point where survivors spoke out on social media and shared their own trauma."


August 6, 2020

Secretary of the Army Ryan McCarthy spoke from Fort Hood Thursday after a day of meetings with civilians and soldiers across all ranks.


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August 6, 2020
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) joinedCongresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-07), Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), Senators Patty Murray (D-WA), Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ), Congresswoman Yvette D.