U.S. Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, a Democrat from Texas who was a prominent champion of African American and women’s rights during her nearly 30 years in Congress, has died, her family says. She was 74. Jackson Lee, whose district includes large parts of Houston, announced in a statement on June 2 that she was undergoing treatment after being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. “Today, with incredible grief for our loss yet deep gratitude for the life she shared with us, we announce the passing of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of the 18th Congressional District of Texas,” …