Posted on · We've come a long way, but the recent situation with Olympic champion Brittney Griner being detained in Russia shows there's still more to be done for equal treatment of women in sports.
Posted on · A Houston family fed up with racism in America moves to West Africa but for how long?
Posted on · Houston congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee said she’ll push for the Biden administration to cut the state out of the loop, in response to Gov. Greg Abbott's decision to lift a mask mandate in Texas.
Posted on · If it receives a national designation, the Emancipation Trail stretching from Galveston to Houston could be the second trail of its kind, focused on the experiences of African Americans.
Posted on · The Army Corps of Engineers released water from the dams to keep them from buckling when Harvey overtopped their reservoirs. Thousands of homes downstream flooded, including many in Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s district.
Posted on · This marks the first time a city in the mostly urban district received a rural grant.
Posted on · The demonstrators, including most of the Texas Democrats in Congress, sought a vote on a bill banning those on terrorist watch list from buying firearms. Speaker Paul Ryan adjourned the chamber until after Independence Day without allowing the measure to the floor.
Posted on · Congresswoman Sheila Jackson-Lee toured the areas affected by flooding near Greens Bayou on Monday afternoon. She was accompanied by state legislators and representatives from Senators Cornyn and Cruz, as well as news media. The groups surveyed apartments damaged by last week's floods.