Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has yet to call a special election to fill recently deceased Rep. Sylvester Turner's seat in Texas's ...

Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming a history of election problems in the state’s most populous county for his delay in ...

The funeral service capped a week of emotional events to honor Turner, who died at age 70 on March 5 in Washington, D.C.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said Wednesday that Democrats are “very likely” to file a lawsuit after Gov.

It's been almost a month since Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner died, and there are still no plans to ...

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

Sylvester Turner where he will lie in state in Houston, Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Turner, who was 70, and served as Houston’s mayor for eight years died March, 5, 2025 while working Washington D ...

One month after Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner's death, Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to call a special election to ...

That was Sylvester Turner.” As Houston bids farewell to ... Mickey Leland, Craig Washington and Sheila Jackson Lee. Following in their footsteps, Turner was committed to advancing the district ...

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.

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

At Sylvester Turner’s final Houston City Council meeting ... First responders found him dead inside his Washington apartment the next morning. Just as dawn broke early Tuesday, Turner’s ...