Though Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to call an election, the race for an open congressional seat in Houston is well underway ...

Amanda Edwards announces her candidacy for Texas's 18th Congressional District seat following Rep. Turner's burial.

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Former City Councilmember Amanda Edwards announced she's running to replace U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner in Congress. She's the ...

Edwards launched her third bid for the seat in less than two years. She previously waged an unsuccessful Democratic primary ...

Amanda Edwards announced Wednesday that she will run for late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat to represent Texas' 18th ...

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

Nominee Amanda Harris watches as the Harris County precinct chairs vote for a new candidate to replace U.S. Rep. Sheila ...

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Sheila Jackson Lee advisor Isaiah Martin were the first to throw their ...

In his campaign's first 24 hours, Menefee has raised more than $200,000 from 5,000 donors, his team announced Tuesday.

This will be the second time Martin has run for the seat but faces Harris Co. Attorney Christian Menefee, who was endorsed by late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's daughter and serves as his campaign's ...

Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-TX), who survived a battle with bone cancer in 2022, died earlier this month at age 70.