Sheila Jackson Lee, a longtime Democratic congresswoman from Texas who was an outspoken advocate for Black Americans for decades, has died. She was 74. “Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet ...

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The Texas Democrat, who represented Houston in Congress for three decades, warned that "the road ahead will not be easy" as she disclosed her cancer diagnosis in June 2024 Tanisha Bhat is a Digital ...

Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died. She was 74. Lillie ...

HOUSTON — Vice President Kamala Harris on Thursday eulogized longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a “force of nature” as memorials for the longtime Democratic lawmaker drew to a close. Harris took ...

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, died July 19 at age 74. Although a cause of death has not been publicly reported, Jackson Lee said in June that she had been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. We ...

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The Texas Democrat, who lost her bid for Houston mayor in December, is a breast cancer survivor with three decades of congressional experience Joshua Roberts/Getty Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee ...

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-Texas) is an institution in Houston — so much so that although the Houston area may have three female members of Congress, only Jackson Lee is commonly referred to as “the ...

HOUSTON (AP) — Residents who stood in line on Monday to pay their respects to longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas as her body lay in state in Houston's City Hall remembered her as an ...