Amanda K. Edwards says the stakes are high as she campaigns to represent Texas District-18, with a special election set for November 4th following the deaths of the last two leaders.

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee on Thursday won the endorsement of the Congressional Progressive Caucus (CPC) in the ...

The power to schedule special elections is a gift to governors intent on doing political mischief.

Whitmire rallied support from progressive and conservative voters in his battle to sit at the city's helm, handily defeating ...

Governor Abbott cited Harris County election officials’ repeat failures as the reason why he pushed back the election to fill the late Sylvester Turner's seat.

Texas lawmakers are pushing a measure that would bar cities from narrowing roadways to create wider sidewalks or protected ...

"When I was younger, we had Astroworld," one Houstonian said. "Now that my kids are growing, I would like to see the same thing." A theme park industry expert says he knows groups eyeing Houston.

The first finance reports come a week after Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, who was criticized for not putting the election on the May 3 ballot, issued an afternoon proclamation scheduling the special ...

A multiyear drainage lawsuit has reached its end after Mayor John Whitmire and the plaintiffs reached an agreement April 16 ...

A Houston superintendent said he wanted to "lynch" a mayor and CenterPoint Energy. Now, a Texas bishop and the NAACP want him ...

Houston Mayor John Whitmire was met with boos from cyclists at the 18th annual Tour de Houston on Sunday, as tensions ...

Some lawmakers want to re-establish a fund to help low-income Texans pay their electricity bills, inspired by the late ...