In a letter to the Norwegian Nobel Committee, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) nominated Dr. Peter Hotez and Dr. Maria Elena Bottazzi, Deans of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine and Co-Directors of the Center for Vaccine Development at Texas Children’s Hospital, for the 2022 Nobel Peace Prize for their work to develop and distribute a low-cost… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced that Texas will receive $107,563,479 in federal funds from the Department of the Interior’s program to clean up abandoned oil and gas wells that is based on her Revive Economic Growth and Reclaim Orphaned Wells (REGROW) Act of 2021, which was included in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA), signed into law… Read more »

On Tuesday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a Community Conversation on the Omicron variant.  The event featured Dr. Peter Hotez, Dean of the National School of Tropical Medicine at Baylor College of Medicine; Dr. David Persse, Chief Medical Officer for the City of Houston; and Scott Jeansonne, Interim Assistant Director for the COVID-19 Division at Harris County Public… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) has launched her third annual “Valentines for Vets” program and invites students and their teachers in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District to submit Valentine’s Day cards and letters thanking local veterans for their service.  Congresswoman Fletcher and her staff will collect cards and deliver them to Michael DeBakey VA Medical Center for… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced the Teen and Police Service Academy (TAPS) has been awarded a $988,550 grant from the Department of Justice’s Preventing School Violence Program.  In 2011, the Houston Police Department and University of Houston created TAPS to build relationships between at-risk youth and law enforcement.  Since then, it has expanded… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) announced the Port of Houston will receive $142,515,000 in new funding under the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) to modernize the Barbour’s Cut Channel, one of the leading container-handling terminals in the Gulf of Mexico.  The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is investing in projects across the nation that focus on… Read more »

The United States Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) Galveston District and Harris County Flood Control District have approved funds and scheduled an extension for the Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency Study, a study of different flood control projects to protect Houston and Harris County from future heavy rainfall and flood events.  The approval comes after Congresswoman Lizzie… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) visited a new COVID-19 testing megasite in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District opened up by the Houston Health Department in partnership with Xpress COVID Testing.  The visit comes as COVID-19 positivity rates in Houston hit a record high this week driven by the Omicron variant. “I was glad to visit the newly opened COVID-19… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher voted for H.R. 5746, theFreedom to Vote: John R. Lewis Act, urgently needed action to protect voters and to ensure that every eligible American can vote without obstruction.  The measure passed the House with a vote of 220-203, and the Senate will now take up the bill. “Voting is the very foundation of our democracy,” said Congresswoman… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for H.R. 1836, the Guard and Reserve G.I. Bill Parity Act, to ensure National Guard and Reserve servicemembers have the same access to G.I. Bill benefits as their active-duty counterparts.  The bill passed the House on a bipartisan basis, with a vote of 287-135.  “National Guard and Reserve Members serve our communities in… Read more »