García, Sylvia R.,
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Born in 1950 in San Diego, Texas. Ms. García was the first Mexican American woman elected Controller for the City of Houston and is Houston's Chief Financial Officer. She received her degree in social work from Texas Woman's University and her Doctor of Jurisprudence degree from Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University. Ms. García has been the recipient of numerous public service awards for her work with the community.
From the description of Oral history interview with Sylvia R. García, July 22, 1999 [sound recording]. (University of Texas at Arlington). WorldCat record id: 49834822
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Subjects:
- Ethnic relations
- Lawyers
- Mentoring in public administration
- Mexican American judges
- Mexican American leadership
- Mexican Americans
- Mexican American women
- Women
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- Houston (Tex.) (as recorded)
- Texas (as recorded)
