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Consumer and environmental advocate Erin Brockovich, known best for her work obtaining a multi-million dollar medical and environmental contamination settlement against Pacific Gas & Electric, will speak at a town hall hosted by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Houston) about creosote contamination in a north Houston neighborhood Tuesday night.
Washington, DC – This afternoon, Rep. Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) and the House Managers, on behalf of the U.S. House of Representatives, filed with the Secretary of the Senate a Trial Memorandum and Statement of Material Facts in the impeachment trial of the President of the United States, Donald J. Trump. The brief sets forth the compelling case against the President that the Managers will present to the U.S.
HOUSTON — Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia held her first press conference Friday since being selected as one of the seven House Democrats serving as impeachment managers two days earlier.
Speaking to reporters at her East Houston office Friday morning, Rep. Garcia (D-Houston) called the invitation to serve a "big honor," though not one she was intending to do.
"It's probably a highlight of my career," she said. "I will be carrying not only the weight of my oath, but also our democracy."
WASHINGTON, DC - Tomorrow, Friday, January 17th, Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29) will host a press conference on her role as an impeachment manager in the upcoming Senate Impeachment Trial against President Donald Trump.
WHAT: Press Conference on Senate Impeachment Trial, Rep. Sylvia Garcia's Role as an Impeachment Manager
WHO: Rep. Sylvia Garcia
WHERE: 11811 East Freeway, Suite 430, Houston, Texas 77029
WHEN: Friday, January 17th, 2020
The seven House impeachment managers named by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi formally delivered the articles of impeachment against President Trump to the Senate on Wednesday. The Senate trial is set to begin on Tuesday.
In the midst of all this, Lev Parnas, the indicted associate of Trump's personal lawyer Rudy Giuliani, has been making astonishing claims in a series of interviews.
WASHINGTON – House Speaker Nancy Pelosi understands what an uphill battle it will be to convince the Republican-majority Senate to convict President Donald Trump in his impeachment trial.
But that doesn't mean she and House Democrats won't try.
Pelosi made her long-awaited decision on who will serve as House managers on Wednesday, allowing a peek into Democrats' strategy during a historic trial that will determine whether Trump will be removed from office.
Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) tapped seven impeachment managers on Wednesday, ending weeks of speculation over who in the House will step into the political spotlight and make the case before the Senate to remove President Trump from office.
WASHINGTON, DC — Today, Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the House of Representatives, announced that Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia (TX-29) will serve as one of seven House impeachment managers. The impeachment managers will act as prosecutors for House Democrats who will outline the case against President Donald Trump in the Ukraine scandal during the Senate trial. The House will transmit the articles of impeachment to the Senate later today. Below is the complete list of the House impeachment managers:
WASHINGTON, DC — Hoy, Nancy Pelosi, presidenta de la Cámara de Representantes, anunció que la congresista Sylvia R. García (TX-29) servirá como uno de los siete administradores de juicio político de la Cámara. Los encargados de juicio político actuarán como fiscales para los demócratas de la Cámara de Representantes que expondrán el caso contra el presidente Donald Trump en el escándalo de Ucrania durante el juicio del Senado. La Cámara transmitirá los artículos de juicio político al Senado más tarde hoy en el día.
Houston (AFP) – Texas became the first US state Friday to declare it will not resettle refugees, responding to President Donald Trump's sustained crackdown on all immigration.
Governor Greg Abbott told the State Department that Texas has to dedicate its resources "to those who are already here, including refugees, migrants and the homeless — indeed, all Texans."