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HISD Trustee Calls for Board President to Step Down
Posted on · Her calls add to others from advocates and parents, including one of the women who was arrested, for Skillern-Jones to step down.
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News
United Apologizes To Passenger Who Says Sheila Jackson Lee Got Her Seat
Posted on · The congresswoman says in a statement that she didn't ask for anything "exceptional or out of the ordinary"
News
Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee Holds Rally In Houston To Defend The ACA
Posted on · The Democratic lawmaker stresses the bill the Republican Party is trying to get through in the Senate would make big cuts to Medicaid.
News
The HHA Goes Ahead With A Kind Of Public Housing Project It Hadn’t Done In Many Years
Posted on · The Houston Housing Authority breaks ground for a mixed-income complex north of downtown.
Politics
U.S. Congressman John Lewis Advocates For Gun Control During Visit To Houston
Posted on · The civil rights icon participated in a forum held at Texas Southern University, along with Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.
City of Houston
Simone Biles Gets Royal Welcome At Bush Airport And Returns The Love
Posted on · Simone Biles returns to Houston to a cheering crowd, including elected officials, and band music.
Politics
Congressional Democrats Push For Floor Votes On Gun Control
Posted on · House and Senate Democrats are calling for votes on stalled bills – including measures blocking people on terrorist watch lists from buying firearms – before the July 4 recess. Republican leaders aren’t budging.
Health & Science
Houston Politicians Plead For Congress To Approve Zika Funding Quickly
Posted on · Officials say they would use the money to clean up potential breeding sites, expand mosquito surveillance, and conduct door-to-door educational campaigns.
Health & Science
Houston Prepares Now For Zika’s Potential Arrival This Summer
Posted on · When summer brings heat, humidity and mosquitoes, cities along the Gulf Coast may become gateways for Zika into the U.S. Impoverished areas are likely to bear the brunt, health officials say.
Politics
US Reps. Al Green, Sheila Jackson Lee Accompany Obama On Cuba Trip
Posted on · The two Houstonians are part of a bipartisan congressional delegation joining President Obama on his visit to the island.
Health & Science
Houston Congresswoman Wants National Task Force To Fight Zika Virus
Posted on · Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee met with state and local officials in Houston to discuss how to fight the spread of the virus.
Health & Science
Fighting Closure, St. Joseph Medical Center Will Submit ‘Improvement Plan’ To Feds
Posted on · Houston’s only downtown hospital will ask the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid to continue reimbursements beyond a Dec. 3 threatened cut-off. The hospital is finalizing a “system improvement plan” after a series of failed federal inspections and the Aug. 27 shooting of an unarmed, combative patient.
News
Sheila Jackson Lee Reacts To Decision In Ferguson
Posted on · Houston and much of the nation continue to react to the recent events in Ferguson, Missouri. One prominent Houston lawmaker called for calm when taking to the streets in protest.
Houston Matters
Houston Officials Plead for Peace After Ferguson Grand Jury Decision
Posted on · A number of Houston community organizations are planning a rally in MacGregor Park at 5 p.m. today, in response to a Ferguson, Mo., grand jury’s decision not to indict police officer Darren Wilson for the shooting death of Michael Brown back in August. Officials in and around Greater Houston are calling for peaceful protest. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who […]
Transportation
Airports Bolster Security To Prevent Ebola
Posted on · The Department of Homeland Security is questioning travelers about possible Ebola exposure.