Republicans hold a tiny majority in the House, creating an incentive for Abbott to hold off on calling an election for Turner ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has until the end of the day Friday to call a special election for Texas’ 18th Congressional District to get ...

Sylvester Turner led battles against electricity and gas companies. He never won, but he didn’t give up trying.

A Harris County building will bear the name of a Houston political icon who died earlier this month. The commissioners voted ...

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has yet to set a date for the special election to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner.

The former Houston mayor’s funeral drew more than 1,000 mourners on Saturday, including 20 of his congressional colleagues ...

The former Houston mayor, who was just two months into his first term, attended President Donald Trump's address to Congress ...

Edwards unsuccessfully ran for the seat twice last year. She faced off against U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the 2024 ...

Texas' 18th Congressional District is currently without representation following the consecutive deaths of two former U.S.

Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.

Republicans hold a tiny majority in the House, creating an incentive for Abbott to hold off on calling an election for Turner’s seat, which would likely be filled by a Democrat. Audio recording ...

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s ...