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.