Minority Issues
Boyfriend of Hero In CA Massacre Among Latinos Invited to State of the Union
After his boyfriend Larry "Daniel" Kaufman was shot and killed in last month's attack in San Bernardino, California, Ryan Reyes has urged that the massacre not become a reason to treat Muslims different than others.
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Other Latinos will be invited as guests to the speech by different members of Congress.
***Media Availability Tuesday, January 12, 2016***
Washington, D.C. – Members of the press are invited to join Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, and Gloria Fuentes, a CD33 business owner, as they share their thoughts on how Congress can support small business owners and job growth in the DFW Metroplex.
Ken Paxton again seeks to block legal fees in redistricting case
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton asked the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to reverse a federal judge's decision to award legal fees to lawyers who fought the state in a marathon redistricting case.
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Supreme Court taking up Texas politics case
In a Texas case challenging the traditional view of “one person, one vote,” the Supreme Court will hear oral arguments today on the way states and localities draw district lines.
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The prospect of lines drawn that would discount large Latino populations has upended Democratic lawmakers.
Feds investigating ex-school district of student in clock incident
The Department of Justice has launched a civil rights investigation into charges of harassment and possible religious discrimination in the school district where 14-year-old Ahmed Mohamed was handcuffed after bringing a clock to school in September.
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The "Reform is the New Black" panel, moderated by Vox correspondent Dara Lind, featured criminal justice reform advocate Anthony Graves; author and criminal justice advocate Piper Kerman; Right on Crime senior fellow Jerry Madden; Rebecca Robertson, the legal and policy director for the ACLU of Texas; and U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth.
Dallas, Texas – Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, Congresswoman Linda Sánchez, CA-38, and former State Senator Wendy Davis along with community stakeholders will discuss the varying challenges facing women in the workforce at the local, state, and federal level in a panel discussion.
During the 2015 Women's Conference, panelists will discuss a range of topics from the role that Congress can play in addressing the obstacles confronting today's working mothers to the real-life consequences of the wage gap and the inaccessibility of affordable childcare.
Now Democrats see a chance to use the pope's appearance to advance their own political agenda. The Congressional Hispanic Caucus is also planning a series of events this week to coincide with Hispanic Heritage Month and the pope's visit to encourage Congress to take up immigration reform. "Pope Francis, we ask you to use your voice to help us advocate for the undocumented and people living in poverty in our community," said Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas) in one of the videos.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Hoy, el congresista Marc Veasey , TX- 33, anunció que Lissette Moreno del North Texas Dream Team lo va acompañar en la galería de la Cámara de Representantes cuando el Papa Francisco dará un discurso ante el Congreso en una sesión conjunta el jueves, 24 de septiembre. En varias ocasiones, El Papa ha llamado a la comunidad mundial en la necesidad de enfrentar el 'desafío moral de la migración' y Moreno ha trabajado para defender los derechos de la comunidad de inmigrantes indocumentados en Tejas y en los Estados Unidos.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, announced that Lisette Moreno of the North Texas Dream Team will join him as his guest in the House gallery when Pope Francis addresses Congress in a joint-session on Thursday, September 24, 2015. Pope Francis has spoken repeatedly on the global community's need to face the ‘moral challenge of migration' and Moreno is an avid advocate for the undocumented immigrant community in Texas and beyond.