/tags/sheila-jackson-lee Sheila Jackson Lee en-US Copyright Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:38:14 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-29/biden-and-harris-to-visit-houston-this-week-to-pay-respects-to-sheila-jackson-lee Biden will travel to Houston on Monday and Harris will attend a Celebration of Life Service on Thursday. The trip will mark Harris’ third visit to Texas in the past month. Mon, 29 Jul 2024 10:38:14 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-29/biden-and-harris-to-visit-houston-this-week-to-pay-respects-to-sheila-jackson-lee Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune /texas-news/2024-07-22/houston-congresswoman-sheila-jackson-lee-dies-at-74 Jackson Lee was in the midst of running for her 16th term when she announced in June she had pancreatic cancer. Mon, 22 Jul 2024 10:32:25 GMT /texas-news/2024-07-22/houston-congresswoman-sheila-jackson-lee-dies-at-74 Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media /politics/2024-06-03/u-s-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-says-shes-being-treated-for-pancreatic-cancer Lee, a Houston Democrat, said she plans to continue serving but could have some occasional absences from Congress. Mon, 03 Jun 2024 15:27:42 GMT /politics/2024-06-03/u-s-rep-sheila-jackson-lee-says-shes-being-treated-for-pancreatic-cancer Pooja Salhotra | The Texas Tribune /news/2022-03-25/ted-cruz-and-john-cornyn-are-poised-to-vote-against-ketanji-brown-jackson Democrats hold narrow control of the Senate and have pledged to confirm Jackson — who would be the first Black woman on the U.S. Supreme Court — by April 8. Fri, 25 Mar 2022 17:00:00 GMT /news/2022-03-25/ted-cruz-and-john-cornyn-are-poised-to-vote-against-ketanji-brown-jackson Andrew Zhang | The Texas Tribune /news/2021-06-17/watch-live-biden-to-sign-bill-making-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday The United States is commemorating the end of slavery with a new federal holiday. Thu, 17 Jun 2021 18:50:32 GMT /news/2021-06-17/watch-live-biden-to-sign-bill-making-juneteenth-a-federal-holiday Associated Press /health-science-tech/2021-03-08/houston-congresswoman-proposes-directing-vaccines-to-cities-counties-rather-than-state 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. Mon, 08 Mar 2021 23:00:28 GMT /health-science-tech/2021-03-08/houston-congresswoman-proposes-directing-vaccines-to-cities-counties-rather-than-state Andrew Schneider / Houston Public Media /texas-news/2020-06-08/hundreds-of-mourners-attend-public-viewing-for-george-floyd-in-houston Hundreds of mourners lined up outside a Houston church Monday to honor George Floyd, a former Houston resident who was killed by police in Minneapolis two… Mon, 08 Jun 2020 23:58:28 GMT /texas-news/2020-06-08/hundreds-of-mourners-attend-public-viewing-for-george-floyd-in-houston Paul Debenedetto /politics/2019-09-25/mounting-impeachment-drama-shakes-up-battleground-texas-races It was almost another one of those Trump-era days when the mayhem of the national capital could be felt back home in Texas.Except this day felt bigger,… Wed, 25 Sep 2019 14:41:59 GMT /politics/2019-09-25/mounting-impeachment-drama-shakes-up-battleground-texas-races Abby Livingston | The Texas Tribune, Patrick Svitek | The Texas Tribune