WASHINGTON - Houston Democrat Lizzie Fletcher was
elected to Congress last November as part of a progressive groundswell
against President Donald Trump, winning over a stretch of wealthy
Houston suburbs where the oil industry has long reigned supreme and
Democrats had not won an election since the late 1960s.
But
within a month of her taking office, Democrats’ potential headwinds in
suburban Texas are in full view as a proposal from the party’s
progressive wing to rapidly shift the United States away from fossil
fuels gains momentum amidst increasingly dire forecasts on climate
change. Read more.
