US representative Sheila Jackson Lee dies aged 74
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The Texas representative helped lead efforts to protect women from domestic violence.
Long-standing US representative Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognise Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died aged 74.