Harris County prosecutors Thursday dismissed a criminal charge against a right-wing blogger accused of attacking former U.S.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley (D-MA) teared up while reintroducing a reparations bill, taking up the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's mantel.

Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Houston Democrat, announced late Sunday that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She has represented the 18th Congressional District since 1995.

Pressley took over the mantle of the historic legislation that has been introduced in every session of Congress since 1989.

Rep. Ayanna Pressley has reintroduced H.R. 40, a bill to study reparations for slavery, amid President Trump's dismantling of DEI initiatives.

Sheila Jackson Lee. HONORARY TERMINAL: Houston City Council might name IAH’s Terminal E after the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Houston City Council voted unanimously to support the renaming ...

Sheila Jackson Lee. Rep.-elect Sylvester Turner (D-TX) comes to the Capitol with 35 years worth of political experience and as a survivor of cancer, a disease that took the life of his predecessor ...

Rep. Ayanna Pressley reintroduced H.R. 40, a three-decade-old bill that would "develop reparations proposals for descendants ...

As Black History Month unfolds, the Black lawmakers reintroduce HR 40. The bill would create a federal commission to study ...

Al Green and Sheila Jackson Lee and leaders from multiple faith groups. READ MORE: Rev. Bill Lawson, a Houston civil rights icon who helped desegregate the city, dies at 95 Susan Carroll ...