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Congresswoman Escobar Joins Rep. Castro, Texas Democrats in Demanding Greg Abbott End Unlawful Deployment of Texas National Guard

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This week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar joined Congressman Joaquin Castro (TX-20) and eight of their Democratic colleagues, including Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33), Congresswoman Julie Johnson (TX-32), Congresswoman Sylvia Garcia (TX-29), Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Lloyd…

Congresswoman Escobar on Jimmy Kimmel’s Removal

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement: “The unprecedented use of the power of the federal government to silence anyone President Donald Trump disagrees with or dislikes should alarm every American.  “The reason Jimmy Kimmel was indefinitely removed by ABC is because of FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s threat to the network to ‘do this the easy…

Congresswoman Escobar Reacts to Supreme Court Order for Kristi Noem v. Pedro Vazquez Perdomo

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) released the following statement after the Supreme Court published an unsigned order for Kristi Noem v. Pedro Vazquez Perdomo in which it lifted a federal judge’s order prohibiting government agents from making indiscriminate immigration-related stops in the Los Angeles: “The Supreme Court’s conservative…

Congresswoman Escobar Shares Redistricting Resources

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Today, the Office of Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) shared the following resources regarding the upcoming redistricting efforts by Republicans in the Texas Legislature. “A few weeks ago, President Donald Trump instructed Texas Republicans to engage in a highly unusual, unscheduled mid-decade redistricting effort to pick up new GOP seats. As Republicans in the Texas…

Representatives Escobar, Gonzalez, Chu, Kamlager-Dove Introduce Bill to Require Clear Identification for Immigration Officers

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Today, Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Vicente Gonzalez (TX-34), Judy Chu (CA-28), and Sydney Kamlager-Dove (CA-38) introduced the Visible Identification Standards for Immigration-Based Law Enforcement (VISIBLE) Act of 2025. This bill would require immigration enforcement officers to clearly display visible identification during public enforcement…

Congresswoman Escobar Joins Texas Democrats to Introduce Anti-Rigging Act

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Last week, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representative Marc Veasey (TX-33) and eight other Texas Democrats to introduce the Anti-Rigging Act of 2025. The bill seeks to end the anti-democratic practice of mid-decade redistricting unless mandated by a court order—ensuring fairer, more transparent elections for all Americans.  On July 9, at Donald Trump’s urging,…

Congresswoman Escobar Reintroduces the Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act

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Yesterday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) introduced the bipartisan Tribal Gaming Regulatory Compliance Act with Representative Morgan Luttrell (TX-08). This legislation would ensure all federally recognized tribes that are eligible for gaming in the United States are regulated under the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. “Equality for all federally recognized tribes is long…

During National Police Week, Representative Escobar, Democrats Call on Republicans to Honor their Commitment to January 6th Police Officers

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Today, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representatives Eric Swalwell (CA-14), Ted Lieu (CA-36), Bonnie Watson Coleman (NJ-12), Jason Crow (CO-6), Nancy Pelosi (CA-11), Dan Goldman (NY-10), and more for a press conference to continue their calls on Republicans to finally place the commemorative plaque honoring the U.S. Capitol police officers that protected the Capitol on…

Representatives Escobar, Frost, Crow Send Letter to Noem and ICE: Members of Congress Have a Legal Right to Enter Detention Facilities and Conduct Oversight

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Following the alarming arrest of Newark Mayor Ras Baraka and threats of arrest to Members of Congress due to a recent oversight visit to the Delaney Hall ICE detention facility, U.S. Representatives Veronica Escobar (TX-16), Maxwell Frost (FL-10), and Jason Crow (CO-6) today sent a letter to Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE Acting Director Todd Lyons to…

Congresswoman Escobar Joins Representatives Pressley, Tonko to Demand Investigation into Trump’s Attack on Smithsonian Museums, Brazen Attempt to Whitewash History

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Last Friday, Congresswoman Veronica Escobar (TX-16) joined Representatives Ayanna Pressley (MA-07) and Paul Tonko (NY-20), Co-Chair of the Congressional Museum Caucus, along with 68 of their colleagues in a letter to the Inspector General of the Smithsonian Institution demanding an investigation of the impact of Donald Trump’s harmful Executive Order attacking…

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