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The church was packed with leaders of Fort Worth's African-American community including U.S. Rep. Marc Veasey, D-Fort Worth, Tarrant County Commissioner Roy Brooks, former Fort Worth school Superintendent Walter Dansby, Tarrant County Democratic Party Chairwoman Deborah Peoples and former state District Judge Mary Ellen Hicks.
Washington, D.C—Today, Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, announced that the 33rd Congressional District is now accepting submissions for the 2015 Congressional Art Competition. Since the creation of the competition in 1982, more than 650,000 high school students have participated.
The winner, in addition to having their artwork displayed in the Capitol, will also be provided with two roundtrip tickets to attend the ribbon cutting ceremonies of the art exhibit in Washington, D.C.
U.S. REPS. CONAWAY, VEASEY, AND HARPER FORM CONGRESSIONAL CARBON DIOXIDE ENHANCED OIL RECOVERY (CO2-EOR) CAUCUS
Washington, D.C. – El Congresista Marc Veasey, TX-33, miembro del caucus negro del Congreso, ha hecho pública la siguiente declaración en respuesta al reciente anuncio por parte del Fiscal General Eric Holder de como Fort Worth será una de los seis sitios piloto para la Iniciativa nacional para construir confianza y justicia en la comunidad, un programa nacional diseñado para mejorar la justicia procedimental, reducir prejuicios y apoyar la reconciliación.
Washington, D.C. — Congressman Marc Veasey, TX-33, member of the Congressional Black Caucus, released the following statement in response to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's recent announcement that Fort Worth will be one of six pilot sites for the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice, a nationwide program designed to enhance procedural justice, reduce bias and support reconciliation:
In what one North Texas congressman calls an effort to "prevent the next Ferguson," Fort Worth is one of six pilot sites chosen for the National Initiative for Building Community Trust and Justice, a Justice Department program to help fight crime and build trust between communities and law enforcement agencies.
Federal officials will provide high-powered technical, research and training assistance to the cities, where officials welcomed the news.
"The reason why our country was in the situation that they were in during the civil rights movement is because they didn't want to do anything. They were prepared to just ride it out; they didn't want to take any risk, any chance," said Rep. Marc Veasey (D-Texas), who was the lead plaintiff in the challenge to his state's voter identification laws.
That's how Republicans look now, Veasey said, but "they have the chance to change that perception."