Harris and more than 50 members of the House of Representatives attended Lee's funeral, recalling her work to bring representation and equality to the House and to the country. Vice President Kamala ...

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Longtime Democratic congresswoman from Texas, Sheila Jackson Lee has died. She was 74. An outspoken advocate for criminal justice, human rights and racial justice, Rep. Jackson Lee worked for decades ...

WASHINGTON, DC - SEPTEMBER 23: Representative Sheila Jackson Lee attends the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation Annual Legislative Conference Phoenix Awards on September 23, 2023 in Washington, DC.

Roberto Moran Perez, convicted in 2000 of aggravated sexual assault of a child and indecency with a child, fled before sentencing and remained a fugitive for more than 26 years. Fugitive extradited to ...

Friends and family of the late Sheila Jackson Lee gathered Monday to commemorate her memory at George Bush Intercontinental Airport Terminal E, which was named in her honor. A plaque honoring the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Isaiah Martin is facing criticism from those who are claiming he is misrepresenting his position in late Congresswoman Sheila ...

In the heart of Houston and its surrounding areas, the residents of Texas’ 18th Congressional District had long counted on one person to fight for them in Washington. Democratic Rep. Sheila Jackson ...

The 2025 deaths of Sheila Jackson Lee and Sylvester Turner showed the need for a new generation of leaders in Houston's Congressional District 18.

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, has died at the age of 74 after a battle with cancer, her family announced on Friday. Her family did not specify a cause of death, but the news comes just over one ...