Texas governor blames county’s elections problems for delay in filling vacant congressional seat
Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming a history of election problems in the state’s most populous county for his delay in ...
Abbott delays blue district’s special election, citing logistical challenges
Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has yet to call a special election to fill recently deceased Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat ...
Houston council member to put forward proposal renaming Bagby Street to Sylvester Turner Avenue
Houston City Council Member Abbie Kamin (right) plans to put forward a proposal renaming the downtown stretch of Bagby Street ...
Hakeem Jeffries says Democrats ‘likely’ to sue over delayed special election for Sylvester Turner seat
Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Wednesday that House Democrats will "very likely" sue if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ...
Abbott blames delay in 18th Congressional District vote on Harris County
Texas Governor Greg Abbott said he didn't want to rush Harris County, accusing the county of running elections poorly.
US House Minority leader says it’s ‘very likely’ they sue Abbott over Turner replacement
House Democrats are likely to sue Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for not holding a special election for House District 18, which has ...
State of Texas: Education Savings Accounts bill moves toward Texas House vote
The Texas House Committee on Public Education met and approved House Bill 2 and Senate Bill 2 on Thursday – two of the most ...
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'Who do we call on?': More than 700,000 Houstonians without Congressional representation
HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- It's been almost a month since Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner died, and there are still no plans to fill the seat left by Turner. Gov. Greg Abbott ...
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Hakeem Jeffries threatens lawsuit over delayed Texas special election
Sylvester Turner, who d ied in early March. Asked whether he thought Abbott was deliberately delaying the special election in Texas' solidly Democratic 18th District, Jeffries said, "Yes." ...