Congressman Mike Garcia, R-Santa Clarita, was appointed Thursday to the House Committee on Homeland Security, marking his third committee assignment, officials said. The Homeland Security Committee was created in 2002 in the aftermath of the attacks on Sept. 11, 2001. Formed initially as a select, non-permanent Committee to provide Congressional oversight over the development of the Department of Homeland Security, ...

Representative Steve Knight held a roundtable discussion Monday focusing on the ongoing opioid epidemic and the efforts being made to combat human trafficking, in conjunction with a Texas lawmaker. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Rep. Michael McCaul, R-Texas, chairman of the House Committee on Homeland Security, joined Knight during the discussion ...