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

Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner once said he dreamed of working in one of the buildings that overlook downtown. Now, he ...

Democratic leaders want Texas Governor to call a special election for the vacant 18th Congressional District seat after ...

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

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

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, who spent nearly three decades as a state lawmaker and eight years as Houston mayor, has died.

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

Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, let two key deadlines pass to call a May special election to fill the seat of the late ...

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

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

Terri Sewell. Tributes have been pouring in for Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas since he died this week shortly after attending President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s mayor in 2016 and 2020.