Newly-elected lawmaker says she is ready to battle Gov. Perry
HOUSTON (FOX 26) – The process of replacing departed State Senator Mario Gallegos required three elections and lasted 137 days.
Emerging as the new voice of Houston’s mostly Hispanic, mostly Democratic east side is former Harris County Commissioner Sylvia Garcia whose promised to battle the state’s Republican governor from the “get go.”
“We got to find a way to make sure that Rick Perry and his Tea Party allies see the light and do what’s right by Texas,” said Garcia.
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