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This year, new reforms I authored that will help improve the lives of children subjected to abuse or neglect and prevent the sex trafficking of foster children were passed and signed into law. Although much more remains to be done to protect our children from abuse, these changes are a good step forward. In a San Antonio Express-News column, my work toward reform was recognized.
Augustin Lucio Jr., a friend for over four decades, was a hero not only for his extraordinary military service against the Nazis, but for his important community leadership against discrimination. As a founder of the American GI Forum, as an advocate for educational opportunity, as the head of a beautiful family, he made San Marcos a much better place.
November 19, 2014
The Cesar Chavez Foundation in San Antonio used a letter to the President that I signed calling for bold action on immigration at a protest yesterday. I support the good efforts of local groups like the Cesar Chavez Foundation, led by my friend Jaime Martinez, in our work to keep families together.
Democracy thrives when all citizens can voice their concerns. Rep. Doggett's op-ed about harmful Voter ID laws that disproportionately limit students, minorities, and women from voting in Texas, appeared in The Villager this week. Congress should vote to strengthen the Voting Rights Act, and we can all work together to rid our community of barriers to the ballot box, like Voter ID laws.
U.S. Rep. Lloyd Doggett, Deputy Assistant Secretary Dr. Libby Doggett Visit Pre-K 4 SA in San Antonio
Rep. Lloyd Doggett discussed the status of World Heritage designation for the San Antonio Missions with Missions National Historical Park Superintendent Mardi Arce, among others.
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September 26, 2014
by: Robert Rivard
The scene at Wheatley Courts Thursday morning was part tent revival, part civic pep rally, and part impromptu dance party. A public event to commemorate the looming demolition of one of San Antonio’s oldest public housing projects turned into a celebration.
Public schools give more than just an education to our children, they bring neighbors together and unite communities. Yesterday I told students at Bryker Woods about my own time there—see the full clip here:
September 17, 2014
ISIS’s barbarity deserves a forceful response. But rejecting the amendment to train the Syrian rebels in Saudi Arabia as I urged today on the House floor, here, does not mean doing nothing. The President already has the necessary authority to take out those who murder Americans, to launch a rescue mission, as he attempted, and to prevent an imminent massacre as he did with the Yazidis.