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The Congresswoman said she would be accompanied by Houston Rep. Cynthia R. Garcia.
Ocasio-Cortez has helped raised $2 million for the Texas storm relief.
On Friday, New York Congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez said she plans to travel to Texas to help at the Houston Food Bank, along with Congresswoman Sylvia R. Garcia, who represents the Houston region.
Ocasio-Cortez called for volunteers to help out, although the application form now appears to be closed. She has helped raise $2 million in relief funds for those suffering after a winter storm slammed Texas, according to an announcement on Friday.
A day earlier, she d announced that fundraising had topped $1 million in about four hours.
Disappointed by down-ballot losses, Democratic interest groups are joining forces to conduct an autopsy of the election results. Republicans do not yet seem willing to reckon with the G.O.P.’s major defeats.
What’s happening in Texas is not an indicator that renewable energy is less reliable it’s a signal that our infrastructure is frighteningly unprepared for extreme weather.