Lizzie Fletcher: “This bill really has emerged from a collaboration process that we have here in Houston.”

It is crucial that we utilize the full expertise and resources of the Corps to complete this study before our next Water Resources Development Act in 2026.

This project widens and deepens the Houston Ship Channel, promoting global trade at the busiest port in the country by total tonnage.

I have asked for language to ensure the Corps' continued focus on completing the Buffalo Bayou and Tributaries Resiliency Study.

To make our communities safer and more resilient through infrastructure investment; and two, to support economic growth through infrastructure investment.