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 »

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County will receive $5 million in federal grants to make improvements to its Westheimer Road corridor bus route. METRO officials will celebrate the award at a Feb. 22 news conference with U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, who recommended the project for federal funding. The funding will help METRO implement its BOOST corridor treatment, which… Read more »

The Metropolitan Transit Authority of Harris County will receive $5 million in federal grants to make improvements to its Westheimer Road corridor bus route. METRO officials will celebrate the award at a Feb. 22 news conference with U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher, who recommended the project for federal funding. The funding will help METRO implement its BOOST… Read more »

E&E DAILY | A bipartisan group of members from both chambers on Thursday reintroduced legislation that would establish a revenue-sharing system for offshore renewable energy development. It marks the latest attempt by congressional lawmakers from coastal states and districts to ease existing restrictions on how much revenue they can recoup from the dollars that are generated off… Read more »