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Gov. Abbott announces special election for Sylvester Turner’s seat
A date is now set to fill the seat after Houston area Congressman Sylvester Turner died last month. Gov. Greg Abbott ...
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Gov. Abbott sets special election date to fill Sylvester Turner's vacant Congressional seat
Gov. Abbott issued a proclamation announcing that Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025 will be the date of the special election to fill ...
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 ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election to fill U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat
The decision to wait until November means a narrowly divided Congress will be down a Democratic representative for several ...
Houston Landing on MSN6d
Abbott sets Nov. 4 special election for CD-18 seat left vacant by death of Sylvester Turner
The announcement settles weeks of speculation from Houston Democrats that Abbott was leaving the seat vacant to benefit ...
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In the Great Bike Lane Debate Both Mayor Whitmire and Bicyclists Claim Their Way is the Safest
John Whitmire made a strong-mayor decision to remove bicycle lanes from Austin Street in Midtown — in the name of public ...
Texas governor under fire after pushing special election to November
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on Monday that the special election to fill the seat vacated following the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner will be held on Nov. 4.
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Gov. Greg Abbott calls Nov. 4 special election for District 18 seat
Gov. Greg Abbott announced on April 7 that a special election will occur Nov. 4 to fill the empty 18th Congressional District ...
City official says Austin Street bike lane hindered HFD — firefighters say they used it
Houston officials say an Austin Street bike lane interfered with firefighter training at Station 7, justifying its removal as part of a controversial street rehabilitation project. But the Houston ...