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Texas Democrat leads renewed push in Congress to grant citizenship to DACA recipients

With support from several Republicans, U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia hopes migrants brought illegally to the country as children can get out of “limbo.”

The Texas Tribune

Truck-makers Rivian, Lion urge Pritzker to speed phaseout of gas and diesel-fuel engines

Sixteen businesses wrote the governor, an electric vehicles cheerleader, urging him to be more aggressive about eliminating fossil fuels.

Chicago Sun-Times

Illinois hasn’t delivered jobs, job-training promised under clean energy law

Fifteen months after Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed the Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, the state hasn’t begun its promised workforce development programs aimed at helping minority contractors and workers.

Chicago Sun-Times

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Visiting Texas border, Kevin McCarthy calls on DHS Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas to resign

The Republican leader in the U.S. House vowed to consider impeachment if the secretary, who oversees border protection, doesn’t step down.

The Texas Tribune

Monica De La Cruz becomes first Republican to win in 15th Congressional District in South Texas

De La Cruz defeated Democrat Michelle Vallejo, a political newcomer who ran on a platform of progressive social policy and close family ties to the region.

The Texas Tribune

A Texas congresswoman wants to make cancer care easier for the growing number of female veterans

U.S. Rep. Sylvia Garcia, who serves on the House Armed Services Committee, hopes the pilot program will help female veterans get better access to cancer care.

The Texas Tribune

Texas Democrats in Congress balance climate concerns and fossil fuel constituencies as they consider landmark bill

The handful of Texas Democrats who have a penchant for defending the state’s oil and gas industry includes members of the powerful House Energy and Commerce Committee and representatives from some of the top oil producing, refining and transporting regions of the state.

The Texas Tribune

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Don’t call us ‘crazy Texans,’ says Rep. Sylvia Garcia

Rep. Sylvia Garcia wants you to know something about people in her home state — they mostly support abortion rights and they definitely aren’t “crazy Texans.”

Tribune News Service

Don’t call us ‘crazy Texans,’ says Rep. Sylvia Garcia - Roll Call

This Democrat wants you to know something about people in her home state — they mostly support abortion rights and they aren’t “crazy Texans.”

Roll Call

Republican brandishes private arsenal in House hearing on gun reform

Greg Steube displays succession of firearms he says would be banned under bill being debated in response to mass shootings

The Guardian - US

Business groups involved in state’s ‘quality jobs’ report rip the final product

The Illinois Retail Merchants Association, the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association and the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce say the published findings don’t reflect a consensus of the 36-member task force.

Chicago Sun-Times

Inside campaign fundraising: Pelosi hits Chicago for Democrats; major GOP donor retreat in city

The COVID in-person political fundraising pause is over, and I’ve got a packed Chicago related round-up for you

Chicago Sun-Times

Paid Texas landlords evicted tenants

“They were very well informed that that money was there and it was coming to them, yet they still pushed us out"

Salon

House Dems demand prison rape audit at Calif. federal lockup

Eight House Democrats are demanding the Bureau of Prisons make public an audit of sexual assault reports at a federal women's prison in California where inmates say they were subjected to rampant abuse

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