Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) joined representatives from Legacy Community Health and health care leaders from across the greater Houston community for a discussion about the growing health care crisis in the United States and how recent policy changes will affect their work.  "People in Houston and across the country… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) celebrated the completion of Sugar Land’s Public Safety Training Facility with a ribbon cutting and walk through of the facility with Sugar Land Mayor Carol McCutcheon, Sugar Land Police Chief Pete Lara, and Sugar Land Fire Chief Mark Campise.  The facility will accommodate incident command… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) became an original co-sponsor of a resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning all forms of political violence and rejecting rhetoric that dehumanizes or demonizes political opponents.  The resolution reads: “Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives condemning all forms of political violence and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Congressman Randy Weber (TX-14), Congressman Troy Carter (LA-02), and Congressman Mike Ezell (MS-04) reestablished the Flood Resilience Caucus for the 119th Congress to protect American families, homes, and communities from flood damage.  The Caucus relaunch comes after floods devastated Central Texas and impacted families across the… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that her office has successfully resolved more than 15,500 matters for residents of Texas’ Seventh Congressional District.  Her office assists residents with matters before federal agencies, including obtaining benefits from Social Security, Medicare, and the Department of Veterans Affairs, as well as addressing matters… Read more »

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… 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… 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… 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… 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… Read more »