Representatives August Pfluger (TX-11), Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07), Buddy Carter (GA-01), and Marc Veasey (TX-33) have introduced bipartisan legislation aimed at improving the United States’ emergency alert systems. The proposed Mystic Alerts Act would add satellite networks to the existing Wireless Emergency Alert (WEA) system, allowing people to receive critical alerts even when… Read more »

This week, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for the Commerce, Justice, Science; Energy and Water Development; and Interior and Environment Appropriations Act, 2026, H.R. 6938, to fund certain federal agencies and critical government programs for Fiscal Year (FY) 2026.  After bipartisan negotiations, the legislation passed this week increases spending above 2025 levels, a… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted for H.R. 1834, legislation to extend the Affordable Care Act’s Enhanced Premium Tax Credits (EPTC) for three years.  “People in Houston and across the country are in a health care crisis because of policy choices this Congress and the Trump administration have made,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “Cutting Medicaid and… Read more »

President Donald Trump stunned much of the world over the weekend when he authorized the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro in a surprise military raid. The president said the U.S. will "run" Venezuela until a peaceful transfer of power is made, and he said wants to open up the country's vast oil reserves to U.S. companies. Trump also issued threats to other foreign… Read more »

Houston, TX—Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released the following statement after the United States launched a large-scale strike on Venezuela, captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife First Lady Cilia Flores de Maduro, and President Trump announced that the United States will now “run the country.” “President Trump’s military action in Venezuela violates… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) released her 2025 Annual Report detailing her work representing Texas’ Seventh Congressional District this year.  The report highlights some of Congresswoman Fletcher’s work to bring the voices of the district to the national conversation about our values as Americans, our vision for the future, and our priorities for the moment, outlining… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and her team delivered holiday cards to senior citizens across Texas’ Seventh Congressional District.  Local students, teachers, and Seventh District constituents created and delivered more than 1,180 cards to Congresswoman Fletcher’s Houston office this month to be shared with area… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) and Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal (WA-07), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security, and Enforcement, led 117 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Director Joseph Edlow condemning the… Read more »

Millions of dollars in federal funding is set to expire next year for the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. It launched in 2022 as an easy-to-remember three-digit number for people experiencing a mental health crisis anywhere in the U.S. to call and be connected with a counselor. The adoption of a shortcut to reach the suicide prevention hotline — which could previously only be… Read more »

House Republicans passed bipartisan legislation that would overhaul how federal agencies permit pipelines, highways and other large infrastructure projects on Thursday, despite little Democratic support after changes targeting wind and solar projects pushed by U.S. Rep. Chip Roy and other conservative members. Speeding up infrastructure projects has been a rare point of bipartisan… Read more »