One of Houston's busiest community centers and polling locations is set for a major upgrade, thanks to recently secured federal funds. The West Gray Metropolitan Multi-Service Center, managed by the Houston Parks and Recreation Department, has been approved to receive a $1 million through a Community Project Funding Request made by Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher as part of the Housing and… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher, Congressman Dan Goldman (NY-10), and Congresswoman Doris Matsui (CA-07) led 103 of their Democratic colleagues in sending a letter to House Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education Appropriations Subcommittee leaders requesting that Congress continue funding the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB).  The effort comes as President… Read more »

The Federal Emergency Management Agency faces an uncertain future as the Trump administration signals potential elimination of the disaster response agency, while Congress pursues competing reform efforts and internal reviews reveal the agency is unprepared for the upcoming hurricane season. "President Trump has been very clear since the beginning that he believes that FEMA and its… Read more »

Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) held a town hall with Fort Bend County Commissioner Dexter McCoy, where they provided an update and answered questions. “With so much happening in Washington, it is critical that our community stay engaged and informed,” said Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher.  “From cutting Medicaid and health care access, to implementing barriers to Social… Read more »

Funding cuts to FEMA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) have Houston-area leaders preparing to pick up the slack in the event of a hurricane, Harris County Commissioner Lesley Briones said Friday. Ahead of hurricane season's first day Sunday, Briones joined U.S. Rep. Lizzie Fletcher (D-Houston) and local emergency leaders to address the federal cuts under… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) toured Asian-owned businesses—Pacha Nikkei, H-Mart, and Chicha San Chen—with Asian Chamber of Commerce and Southwest Management District leaders in honor of Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Heritage Month.  “I was glad to meet with several Asian American business… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) led her House colleagues in a letter to the House Appropriations Committee requesting $45 million for Texans wrongly denied disaster relief under a duplication of benefits rule.  “As you develop the Fiscal Year 2026 Transportation, Housing, and Urban Development Appropriations bill, we respectfully request that you appropriate at least… Read more »

Today, Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher (TX-07) voted against Republicans’ Fiscal Year (FY) 2025 budget reconciliation bill – which they call the One Big Beautiful Bill Act of 2025, H.R. 1, and which is estimated to add trillions to the national debt while cutting essential programs. “At a time when families across our community and our country are struggling with rising costs, the House… Read more »

Worries mount as U.S. House Republicans advance a major tax bill that includes increasing private universities' endowment tax from 1.4% currently to up to 21%. The measure has been tucked into the text of a 1,116-page bill, dubbed “The One Big Beautiful Bill,” which made it out of committee last weekend in the U.S. House of Representatives. The bill holds the majority of President… Read more »

With just 10 days left until the official start of hurricane season, Rep. Lizzie Fletcher is sounding the alarm about growing staffing and resource shortfalls at the very agencies responsible for issuing life-saving storm warnings. On Wednesday, Fletcher hosted a live webinar with top weather and emergency experts to spotlight how federal budget cuts, a hiring freeze and a wave of… Read more »