Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released her 2025 Annual Report detailing her work representing Texas’ Seventh Congressional District this year. The report highlights some of Congresswoman Fletcher’s work to bring the voices of the district to the national conversation about our values as Americans, our vision for the future, and our priorities for the moment, outlining how she has wo... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and her team delivered holiday cards to senior citizens across Texas’ Seventh Congressional District. Local students, teachers, and Seventh District constituents created and delivered more than 1,180 cards to Congresswoman Fletcher’s Houston office this month to be shared with area seniors. “I was thrilled to have the privilege of delivering holiday ca... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, led 117 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow condemning the Trump ad... Read More »
Millions of dollars in federal funding is set to expire next year for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It launched in 2022 as an easy-to-remember three-digit number for people experiencing a mental health crisis anywhere in the U.S. to call and be connected with a counselor. The adoption of a shortcut to reach the suicide prevention hotline — which could previously only be contacted using a 10-d... Read More »
House Republicans passed bipartisan legislation that would overhaul how federal agencies permit pipelines, highways and other large infrastructure projects on Thursday, despite little Democratic support after changes targeting wind and solar projects pushed by U.S. Rep. Chip Roy and other conservative members. Speeding up infrastructure projects has been a rare point of bipartisan agreement in Was... Read More »
This week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced Vidya Ganesh and Scarlett Yu as the winners of the 2025 Congressional App Challenge. Vidya and Scarlett’s app, TuneIn, is an AI-powered hearing assistance tool. “I am so impressed with the creative talents of our young neighbors,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher. “Vidya and Scarlett’s TuneIn app is an example of how creative minds can ... Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Troy Carter (LA-02), Congressman Clay Higgins (LA-03), Congresswoman Julia Letlow (LA-05), Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04), and Congressman Cleo Fields (LA-06) introduced the National Flood Insurance Program Automatic Extension Act to prevent the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) from lapsing during future federal government shutdowns.... Read More »
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday upheld Texas Republicans’ new GOP-heavy congressional map, handing the party a key victory as it heads into what is predicted to be a bruising midterm cycle. In a 6-3 ruling, the court reversed a lower court’s finding that the map was designed to weaken the voting power of racial minorities. All three liberal justices dissented. While not the final decision in th... Read More »
Fort Bend Transit has secured roughly $13.7 million in federal funding to overhaul its aging fleet, build new clean-fuel infrastructure and launch additional commuter service as the county works to keep up with rising mobility demands. The award, part of a $15.7 million project, will replace older gasoline and diesel vehicles with compressed natural gas buses, add commuter service to the Houston E... Read More »
U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher is tired of Congress not doing its job. The Houston Democrat said she knows Republicans are in the majority and get to call all the shots, but she’s alarmed that her GOP colleagues are not standing up more when the White House chips away at the powers that are spelled out for them in the U.S. Constitution. More specifically, she said the U.S. Constitution makes clear that... Read More »
Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) testified before the House Committee on the Judiciary to urge Congress to remember its purpose and to use its power to protect, support, and defend the people and the Constitution of the United States. Congresswoman Fletcher’s full testimony is available here. Congresswoman Fletcher’s remarks as prepared are available below: Chairman Jordan, Ranking Member Sc... Read More »
Sarah sits down with Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher to break down the Texas redistricting ruling and why a Trump-appointed judge delivered a major surprise. They dig into what this means for 2026 and why the fight over fair maps is far from over. View this interview in The Bulwark. Read More »
Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the bipartisan Epstein Files Transparency Act, H.Res. 581, to force the Trump administration to release all files related to the sex-trafficking investigation into Jeffrey Epstein at the Department of Justice. “The survivors of Jeffrey Epstein and the American people deserve the truth, and today the House took an important step toward providin... Read More »
In a stinging setback for President Donald Trump and Republicans, a federal court on Tuesday blocked a newly drawn congressional map in Texas that would have given the party an edge in winning five more House seats. In a 2-1 ruling, a judicial panel issued a temporary order stopping the new map from taking effect and found the state had to instead use the map it drew in 2021. The ruling, if it sta... Read More »
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has quickly appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court a ruling that the redistricting passed by lawmakers at the urging of President Trump was based on racial gerrymandering. "Any claim that these maps are discriminatory is absurd and unsupported by the testimony offered during ten days of hearings," Abbott, a Republican, said in a statement. "This ruling is clearly erroneous and u... Read More »
