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U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a 1975 graduate of the University of Virginia School of Law who championed efforts to promote equality during her 30-year career in Congress, died Friday from pancreatic cancer. She was 74. Jackson Lee, who was active in the Black American Law Students Association at the Law School, represented Texas’ Houston-based 18th District, a […]
Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74. Lillie Conley, her chief of staff, confirmed Friday night that Jackson Lee, who had pancreatic cancer, had died. The Democrat had represented her Houston-based […]
Jackson Lee led efforts to establish Juneteenth as a holiday in 2021 Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74. Lillie Conley, her chief of staff, confirmed Friday night that Jackson Lee, […]
Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee meeting on Dec. 13, 2019 on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. Patrick Semansky/AP Pool hide caption toggle caption Patrick Semansky/AP Pool Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as […]
Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74. Lillie Conley, her chief of staff, confirmed that Jackson Lee, who had pancreatic cancer, died in Houston Friday night with her family around her. […]
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) — U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a three-decade member of Congress and a voice for a predominantly Hispanic and Black Houston district, has died, the 74-year-old’s family said on Friday. “Today, with incredible grief of our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with . . .
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WASHINGTON- — U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, and three other congressional Democrats called on President Joe Biden to “pass the torch” and step aside as his party’s nominee.” The video above is from a
U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey of Fort Worth on Friday became the second House Democrat from Texas and the first member of the Congressional Black Caucus to call on President Joe Biden to withdraw from the 2024 presidential race, putting another dent in Biden’s armor as he clings to his candidacy. “Mr. President, with great admiration […]