Congresswoman Lizzie Fletcher

05/30/2026

Today is our Passport Fair. If you've registered already, this is your reminder to bring all the necessary items to your appointment!

If you haven't registered, now is your chance. Walk-ins will be welcomed on a limited basis. Learn more: fletcher.house.gov/events

05/29/2026

If you're having issues with a federal agency, visit fletcher.house.gov/casework or make a plan to stop by the West Gray Multi-Service Center on Thursday, June 11 between 10am and noon to speak with one of our constituent advocates about it. ⬇️

05/28/2026

An important read about the why the Voting Rights Act matters in Texas.

The Supreme Court got it wrong. Congress can make it right by passing a new law, the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, to protect right and the ability of voters to have a real say in elections in Texas and across the country and actually elect candidates of their choosing.

It's more important than ever for Texans to engage and participate in the work to ensure that all Texans and all Americans can have a real say at the ballot box.

Texas Tribune

The Supreme Court weakened Section 2, the linchpin of the 1965 civil rights legislation that prohibits diluting the electoral power of voters of color. But the statute’s fingerprints can be seen all over Texas’ maps.

05/27/2026

Since last year, the Trump administration, has terminated 2,300 NIH grants and cut $2.5 billion in NIH funding for critical public health research programs to address diseases like Alzheimer's and cancer, while at the same time creating a $1.8 billion slush fund to pay the President's allies and supported, even those who assaulted Capitol Police.

05/27/2026

Eid Mubarak! Wishing everyone in and around the world a blessed holiday surrounded with family and friends.

05/26/2026

The mere possibility that hundreds of thousands of immigrants living in the United States will be required to leave their families, homes, and jobs behind for months or more to adjust their immigration status outside the country is as unwise and it is unacceptable.

America leads when we have dedicated people—no matter where they're from—working to save lives, create new technologies, and more. So, whose needs does this policy change serve?

USCIS is applying long-standing law and prior court decisions to require certain aliens with temporary visas who decide they want to permanently reside in the U.S. to return to their home countries to apply for permanent visas through the U.S. Department of State.

We're returning to the original intent of the law to ensure aliens navigate our nation’s immigration system properly.

Here’s what you should know: https://www.uscis.gov/newsroom/news-releases/us-citizenship-and-immigration-services-will-grant-adjustment-of-status-only-in-extraordinary

05/26/2026

Another great week seeing , including members and representatives of the Jewish Federation of Greater Houston, the Texas Farm Bureau, Harris Health, Comcast, and the ACLU of Texas.

05/25/2026

This Memorial Day, we remember the Americans who have died while serving in the United States Armed Forces, making the ultimate sacrifice for our country's highest ideals: our rights, our freedoms, and our democracy. We should do this every day. And we must honor them by continuing their defense of these ideals and our fellow Americans.

05/23/2026

The Congressional App Challenge begins soon! Build your app, submit it for our challenge, and join fellow coders from across the country at the .

Pre-register for the challenge today at: https://www.congressionalappchallenge.us/students/student-registration/

05/22/2026

It's expensive to have kids in the Trump economy. Republicans make it worse by limiting access to family planning and reproductive care.

An op-ed from Mini Timmaraju, who grew up right here in the Houston area ➡️

Eight in ten Americans support legal abortion. The question for candidates in 2026 is whether they will meet people where they are — or continue to ignore an issue that voters see as central to the…