On April 12th, the West Houston Association hosted our Federal Issues Luncheon featuring Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher of Texas’ 7th Congressional District. Congressional District 7 spans across a large portion of the Greater West Houston region overlapping parts of both Harris and Fort Bend Counties. WHA Board Member Alia Vinson (Allen Boone Humphries Robinson,… Read more »

Democrats are gearing up for a fight over the right to access abortion pills. Over half of US abortions are performed using medication, and abortion access, already restricted in the wake of Roe v. Wade being overturned, is now again at risk. Two federal courts have now issued conflicting rulings on the Food and Drug Administration’s 2000 decision to approve… Read more »

WASHINGTON — Democratic lawmakers are mobilizing in the wake of the decision in Texas that threw access to the so-called abortion pill into flux Friday, introducing legislation Monday to protect access to the most widely used form of abortion in the U.S. Reps. Pat Ryan of New York and Lizzie Fletcher of Texas will introduce the Protecting Reproductive Freedom Act on Monday during a pro… Read more »

Voting rights are in danger and so are the reproductive rights of women. That’s some of what Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (D) 7th said on this week’s Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall. She is the Whip of the Pro-Choice Democratic Caucus in the House of Representatives. She says the work that needs to be done nationally and in the state of Texas. “There was a poll that came out… Read more »

HOUSTON – Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher announced on Thursday that up to $1,000,000 in federal funding has been secured for Harris County Public Health to reduce homelessness. In a news release, the funds will gear towards the Accessing Coordinated Care and Empowering Self Sufficiency Harris County (ACCESS), a program that strengthens Harris County’s safety net system by identifying… Read more »

Earlier today, U.S. Representative from Houston, Lizzie Fletcher, announced that she has secured an additional $1 million in federal funding for aiding vulnerable populations in the Houston area. Harris County Health Department's ACCESS Program aims to provide resources for 5 primary areas of focus: violence prevention, Black maternal health, re-entry of formerly incarcerated… Read more »

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By: Dug Begley Houston has a Main Street, two of them in fact, but its actual main street — Westheimer —  is about to get a lot of attention from downtown to the western edge of the metro area as part of regional transit plans. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, D-Houston and Metropolitan Transit Authority officials announced Wednesday that $5 million in federal funding will go to spruce up and… Read more »

By: Rachel Estrada Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) has secured $5 million in federal funding for Houston METRO’s Westheimer BOOST Project, an east-west crosstown bus route with the highest ridership in the METRO system and in all of Texas. The funding will be used to enhance the bus route with bus stop improvements, new shelters, improved passenger information, and easier boarding… Read more »

U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (TX-7) and officials from Houston Metro announced Wednesday a $5 million award from the federal government to the Metro Boost Project. The grant comes as part of the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023, which President Biden signed into law in December. The bill allocates $800 billion in non-defense related appropriations, including $542 million in Transit… Read more »