The Texas Republican Legislature intends to complicate and criminalize (from misdemeanors to felonies) various functions of voter registration, election management, and voting. Some of these laws are currently legal in Texas and in other states. The goals (not election integrity) include 1) intimidating volunteer voter registrars, voter and election helpers, election judges and workers, and, of course, […]
Voter Suppression in Texas: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
What’s in the Texas Voter Suppression Bills? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (1 of 12) Texas House Democrats broke quorum on July 12 and set up camp in D.C. to avoid letting state Republicans pass voting repression bills without a fight and to bring attention and action to voting rights nationwide and at the […]
Representative Fletcher releases a Mid-Year Report
As we reach the halfway point of this eventful year, Representative Fletcher has shared a mid-year report on her work as representative to the U.S. Congress. Click here for the report: https://fletcher.house.gov/uploadedfiles/2020midyearreport.pdf?utm_campaign=431-495
Candidates for County Commissioner Precinct 3
SD17 is proud to co-host a series of debates throughout the month of May, every Tuesday and Thursday at 7:00 p.m. The first was CC3, Michael Moore (mooreforcommissioner.com) and Diana Alexander (dianaalexander2020.com). View the recorded debate at facebook.com/2020DemocraticCandidateDebatesandForums/videos/935941776837643/ Tuesday, May 5 – Harris County Precinct 3 CommissionerThursday, May 7 – Texas State House District 138Tuesday, […]
Community Resources
We hope everyone is staying safe and healthy during this time. Below is a list of resources compiled by Representative Fletcher, as well as a comprehensive Community Resources Guide at https://fletcher.house.gov/services/covid-19-resources.htm. Please stay at home as much as possible and practice “social distancing” if you must go out. Also check out this link with Houston […]