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WASHINGTON, DC – Yesterday, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) voted to pass H.R. 7120, the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act - bold, transformative legislation to reimagine the culture of policing in America with unprecedented reforms to curb police brutality, end racial profiling, eliminate qualified immunity for law enforcement, and build greater trust between law enforcement and our communities. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act passed in a bipartisan 236-181 vote.
WASHINGTON, DC – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued the following statement in response to Governor Abbott's executive order pausing the state's reopening.
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issued a statement demanding transparency from the Trump Administration on federally managed COVID-19 testing sites in Harris County and criticizing Governor Greg Abbott for re-opening the state of Texas too early last month.
HOUSTON, TX — Tomorrow, Tuesday June 23rd Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) will be hosting a press availability after her visit to Fort Hood with the Guillen family. Congresswoman Garcia will be available to answer questions about the visit and will use this opportunity to continue drawing attention to Vanessa Guillen's story.
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WHO: Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia
Congressional Hispanic Caucus Will Hold Press Call on Immigration Detention Center Conditions During COVID-19
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, Representatives Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and John Curtis (UT-3) and Senator Chris Coons (DE) released the following joint statement ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20th.
For weeks, Emma Chalott Barron had been riddled with anxiety, wondering how the U.S. Supreme Court would rule on the program known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA.
The 23-year-old came to the U.S. from Durango, Mexico when she was 7. Today, she works with the North Texas Dream Team, an immigration advocacy group in Dallas, and plans to attend law school in the fall.
HOUSTON, TX – Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) issues statement commending the Supreme Court's decision, which determined that the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program is reviewable by the court and that the Trump Administration's decision to rescind the program was "arbitrary and capricious."
HOUSTON, TX — Today, Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) released a statement expressing her strong opposition to the news that the Texas Education Agency (TEA) plans to keep federal dollars, appropriated under the Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security (CARES) Act, from being distributed directly to local educational agencies (LEAs).
HOUSTON, TX — On Tuesday, June 16th at 2pm Houston time, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) will be hosting a virtual press conference with the family of Vanessa Guillen, the missing Fort Hood soldier and constituent of the Texas 29th Congressional District. They will also be joined by Domingo Garcia, the National President of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC).
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WHO: Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia