Josey Garcia
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Newly-elected to serve in the 88th Texas Legislature, State Representative Josey Garcia is the 1st woman, active-duty veteran to serve in the Texas House. She represents West San Antonio’s House District 124. Representative Garcia has committed her life to serving others, her lived-experiences guiding her quest for solutions to increase opportunities for all Texans. Josey spent her early years bouncing from one foster home to another. By the time she reached high school, she had attended 13 schools and lived with various families. At the age of 16, she signed up for the Delay Enlistment Program, securing her place in the U.S. Air Force, serving in deployments to Cameroon, Africa and Iraq, where she served in Operation Iraqi Freedom. After Ramstein Air Base, Germany, Representative Garcia was stationed at Lackland Air Force Base in 2001. Here she would retire after 20 years of a military career. An active member of her westside community, Josey made San Antonio, Texas her forever home. Upon her retirement in 2014, Josey became a published author and community advocate in San Antonio. In 2020, she co-founded Uniting America Outreach, a nonprofit that delivers food and supplies to…
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- VerifiedVoted absent on SB 1: Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
- VerifiedVoted absent on SB 1: Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
- VerifiedVoted absent on SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
- VerifiedVoted absent on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
- VerifiedVoted absent on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
- VerifiedVoted absent on SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
- VerifiedVoted absent on SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
- VerifiedVoted absent on SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
- VerifiedVoted absent on SB 2: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
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SB 1: Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
SB 1: Relating to campground and youth camp safety.
SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
SB 8: Relating to the designation and use of certain spaces and facilities according to sex; authorizing a civil penalty and a private civil right of action.
SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
SB 10: Relating to the calculation of the voter-approval tax rate for certain taxing units.
SB 2: Relating to disaster preparedness, response, and recovery; requiring a license; authorizing fees.
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