Gov. Greg Abbott announced on April 7 that a special election will occur Nov. 4 to fill the empty 18th Congressional District ...

The decision to wait until November means a narrowly divided Congress will be down a Democratic representative for most of ...

Abbott sets the election for November 4, leaving voters in the Houston-area 18th congressional district without ...

Sylvester Turner’s death and just over a month ... representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District. His funeral was held in Houston on March 15. Turner was elected to Congress last year ...

A segment of Bagby Street that runs past City Hall in downtown Houston could be renamed after the late Congressman and former mayor Sylvester Turner, if a proposal from City Controller Chris ...

The fight for electricity and gas reforms benefiting consumers was led by a former state lawmaker from Houston. When Sylvester Turner left the Texas Legislature no one stepped up to replace him.( ...

Former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards announced her bid for Congress on Wednesday to fill the seat vacated after the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas), saying the Democratic ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner, a towering figure in Texas ... with whom he cherished spending time in his final days. Funeral arrangements will be announced soon.