Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee Dies At 74

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Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D-TX), the beloved Texas congresswoman who has been at the center of U.S.politics for 30 years, died Friday night, KHOU11 reports. She was 74 years old.

Jackson Lee‘s family issued the following statement:

“With incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of the 18th Congressional District of Texas.

“A local...