Tag: sheila jackson lee
Op-Ed: It’s time for the Green New Deal in the fossil fuel capital of the ...
Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Ike. The 2015 Memorial Day Floods. Hurricane Harvey. The 2019 ITC Chemical Plant Fire. And now the Winter Storms ...House passes George Floyd Justice in Policing Act
Democrats in the U.S. House voted to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act on Wednesday. The legislation includes reform for ...Sunrise Movement mobilizes across Texas to address climate change
After a cataclysmic winter storm left millions of Texans without power and water, the Sunrise Movement is mobilizing across the state and ...Texas Democrats blast Abbott and Republicans who failed the state in a crisis
While the power in Texas is mostly restored, millions of Texans are facing water boil advisories, untold property damage, food insecurity, and ...Texas lawmakers vote on impeaching Trump for inciting insurrection
The Democrat-controlled House on Wednesday voted to impeach the president on charges of incitement of insurrection relating to the attack on the ...Several Texas Democrats call for the removal of President Trump
In the aftermath of rioters breaching the Capitol, incited by the rhetoric of President Trump, several Texas Democrats are joining a chorus ...Sheila Jackson Lee calls on Trump to rein in Proud Boys
Police and the National Guard in Washington D.C. are bracing for violence as pro-Trump and far-right protesters around the U.S. to gather ...Texas lawmakers pressure GOP Senate to pass police reform
Lawmakers with the Congressional Black Caucus held a press call on Monday to pressure Senate Republicans to pass a House bill on ...Opal Lee And The Campaign To Make Juneteenth A National Holiday
For decades Opal Lee has been marching to make Juneteenth a national holiday. While the 93-year-old garnered attention in her local home ...Trump is shredding the Constitution with military, says Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee
Houston-area Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee became the latest Democratic voice to criticize Trump for threatening to use the military to quell protests ...Texas lawmaker introduces bill to slap sanctions on polluting foreign corporations
Rep. Veronica Escobar (D-El Paso) introduced legislation this week that would allow Washington to impose financial sanctions on foreign businesses that contribute ...Cornyn is jumping at the chance of war with Iran
The U.S. military is currently fighting wars in seven different countries, but that hasn’t stopped Sen. John Cornyn from embracing the chance ...
