Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) will hold a virtual Community Conversation to discuss flood mitigation and recovery efforts in Texas’ Seventh Congressional District.  Community Conversations are town halls on a topic that Congresswoman Fletcher holds with special guests.  WHAT Virtual Community Conversation on flood mitigation and recovery WHO Congresswoman Lizzie… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher has announced nearly $10,000,000 in federal funding for the Meyergrove Detention Basin, a project aiming to help areas that have experienced repeated flooding. “It’s a much-needed improvement that will have a real impact on the people of this community,” Fletcher said. The Harris County Flood Control District said the new storm water detention basin,… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a press conference to highlight $9,950,000 in federal funding that she secured for the Meyergrove Detention Basin in the Funding for the People Act.  Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin (District C), Harris County Commissioner Rodney Ellis (Precinct 1), and Harris County Flood Control District… Read more »

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has announced it would accept the Texas General Land Office’s (GLO) amended plan to distribute certain federal disaster mitigation funds that Congress authorized following Hurricane Harvey.  HUD’s approval of this plan comes after an investigation found the Texas GLO discriminated on the basis of… Read more »

On Wednesday, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher testified in front of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and urged the committee to include the Coastal Texas Study’s recommendations in the Water Resource Development Act of 2022 (WRDA) and to consider additional expansions of the Port of Houston.  Fletcher is a former member of the committee and was involved in the 2020… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) testified before the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in support of her request that the Committee authorize the projects identified in the Coastal Texas Study in the Water Resources Development Act of 2022, as well as her requests for additional authorizations that support expansion projects at the Port of Houston,… Read more »

Last night, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a virtual Community Conversation on the bipartisan Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA).  The event featured Roger Guenther, Executive Director at Port Houston; Tom Lambert, Chief Executive Officer at Houston METRO; Jarrett Simmons, Chief Development Officer at Houston Airport System;… Read more »

On Friday, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) met with leadership from Houston METRO and toured the METRORapid Silver Line to discuss public transit projects that will benefit from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA)—the largest federal investment in public transit in U.S. history. “The Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) will invest $3.3… 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 »