Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) marked the 60th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) and condemned Republican efforts to undermine it. The landmark bill, which President Lyndon B. Johnson signed into law, prohibits states from discriminating against voters based on race or background. The anniversary comes as Texas Governor Greg Abbott and Republicans, at the direction o... Read More »

U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries voiced his support for Texas Democrats at the state Capitol Thursday, just one day after Texas Republicans released a proposed congressional redistricting map. Jeffries emphasized the importance of transparency, saying, "First and foremost, we have to make clear to the people of Texas what's taking place." The proposed map, designed by the National Republ... Read More »

House Democrats are hammering President Trump and GOP leaders for their effort to redraw the congressional map in Texas, accusing the Republicans of “rigging” the system to keep a grip on power — and purposefully disenfranchising millions of minority voters in the process. “The truth of the matter is: Somebody has to have the courage to say that it’s racism,” Rep. Al Green (D-Texas), a member of t... Read More »

Texas Democrats in Congress vowed Wednesday to fight a Republican redistricting proposal, with several blasting the new map as an illegal effort to muffle the state’s minority voices. “This map is a disaster — crafted to divide neighborhoods and rig the game for Donald Trump,” U.S. Rep. Julie Johnson, D-Farmers Branch, said in a statement. “It’s a desperate move from a party losing its grip on a c... Read More »

Since the Nixon era, Congress has funded free legal aid for those with low incomes. In 1974, it created a nonprofit, the Legal Services Corporation, to channel federal funding to local legal aid nonprofits. There, attorneys and paralegals help veterans apply for disability, domestic violence survivors secure child custody and renters stave off wrongful evictions. Now, the White House is urging Con... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) testified before the Texas House Select Committee on Congressional Redistricting during a field hearing focused on East Texas. On Monday, the Texas Legislature convened its special session with Congressional redistricting on its 30-day agenda. While neither the Senate nor the House has introduced the official proposed new congressional map, the committe... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) shared information about the Texas Legislature’s public redistricting hearings. She plans to testify at both the House and Senate hearings. On Monday, the Texas Legislature convened its special session with Congressional redistricting on its 30-day agenda. While neither the Senate nor the House has introduced the official proposed new congressional map,... Read More »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman Marc Veasey (TX-33) led the Texas Democratic delegation in introducing the Texas Flood Emergency Supplemental Appropriations Act of 2025 to provide $15 billion in federal funding for recovery efforts following the devastating floods in Central Texas earlier this month. “Flooding in the Texas Hill Country has brought devastation and heartbreak t... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congressman John Garamendi (CA-08) introduced a resolution reaffirming key constitutional principles, including the separation of powers, checks and balances, due process of law, the independence of the judiciary, and the power of Congress to control spending and declare war. The introduction of this legislation comes as President Trump and his admi... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led the Texas Democratic delegation in sending a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) asking for an investigation into the whole-of-government preparation for and response to the catastrophic flooding in the Hill Country earlier this month. The effort comes as the Texas legislature convenes for a special session, where addressing flood d... Read More »

This week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Senator Ed Markey (D-MA) led a hearing highlighting attacks on birth control access. The hearing comes as the Trump administration freezes family planning funding, and as Republicans in Texas and states across the country restrict access to contraception. At the hearing, members of Congress heard testimony from and questioned reproductive rights... Read More »

Responding to Rep. Joaquin Castro and several other congressional Democrats from Texas, the U.S. Department of Commerce said in a letter that it will review whether positional vacancies at the National Weather Service have "impacted the agency's ability to effectively respond to high-impact weather events"—including the recent floods that devastated the Hill Country. The letter, sent by Duane Town... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Jan Schakowsky (IL-09) reintroduced the Toxic-Free Beauty Act, which prohibits the use of certain hazardous chemicals from personal and professional care, beauty, and salon products sold in the United States. Some of the chemicals used to create personal and professional care, beauty, and salon products have been linked to serious harm... Read More »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congresswoman Deborah Ross (NC-02), Congresswoman Kathy Castor (FL-14), Congresswoman Kim Schrier (WA-08), and Congresswoman Lori Trahan (MA-02) introduced the Right to FDA-Approved Medicines Act—legislation to protect Americans’ access to safe and effective medications that have been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The effort respon... Read More »

The reality of today's cosmetics industry is that stuff we slather over our skin or lather into our hair isn't subject to much government oversight. While there are some regulations on labeling and ingredients, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) doesn’t require that most over-the-counter beauty products be approved before they hit the market. As a result, it’s up to shoppers to figure out if a... Read More »