The Houston-based seat will have been without representation for about 11 months.

Texas Governor Greg Abbott has set the date for the runoff election for Texas 18th Congressional District.

The race to fill Texas’ long-vacant 18th Congressional District seat is headed to a runoff, just before the start of a new election cycle.

The veteran lawmaker whose current district was redrawn to benefit Republicans would face the winner of the 18th Congressional District special election runoff.

A Houston official and a former City Council member are headed to a runoff for the vacant U.S. House seat in a heavily Democratic district.

The runoff winner will serve out the term of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died in office earlier this year. The seat will immediately be up for election again in 2026 for a full two-year term.

According to preliminary results, Christian Menefee leads with 32% of the vote. Amanda Edwards, former Houston City Council member, follows at 25%. Since no one candidate received 50% of the vote a runoff election with the two top performing candidates is likely.

Texans will vote on a large menu of constitutional amendments Tuesday.

Former Houston City Council Member Amanda Edwards is running to represent the city’s 18th Congressional District, focusing on healthcare, economic stability, and restoring representation. Edwards says her father’s cancer battle inspired her commitment to public service and her pledge to put “people over politics.”

Voters in the heavily Democratic district have expressed confusion about who can vote — after the boundaries were upended by a GOP gerrymander — and what November’s special election is for.

Members of Congress from Houston are pushing back against a special legislative session called by Governor Greg Abbott.

Pearland and Brazoria County marked a historic milestone Thursday evening with their first-ever Juneteenth Gala, celebrating freedom and inclusion at the Pearland Recreational Center.

The race to fill a Texas congressional seat has candidates but no election date more than three weeks after Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death left a vacancy in a stronghold for Democrats, who are eager to cut into Republicans’ narrow U.S. House majority.

The lawsuit alleges the congressional candidate failed to pay the firm $200,000. Isaiah Martin, who recently announced his candidacy for the U.S. House of Representatives in Texas’ 18th Congressional District, is now facing a lawsuit filed by Grassroots Analytics, Inc.

Following the passing of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, the race for Texas’ 18th Congressional District is heating up as candidates step forward to fill the seat.

Two months after being sworn into U.S. Congress, Rep. Sylvester Turner’s House seat will now be vacant after he passed away Wednesday at 70.

Harris County Democratic leaders made their choice to represent the party in the November election.

Five candidates are vying for the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s 18th Congressional District seat in Houston. #HoustonPolitics #18thDistrict #SpecialElection

The race to succeed the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for the 18th U.S. Congressional District of Texas is intensifying, with several prominent candidates declaring their intentions to run.

Because Jackson Lee died after winning the Democratic primary, Texas Democratic officials will get to decide who replaces her on the November ballot.

The race to succeed the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee for the 18th U.S. Congressional District of Texas is intensifying, with several prominent candidates declaring their intentions to run.

At least three Democrats are considering bids for the Houston-area seat. But Texas Democratic officials — not voters — will decide who will be on the November ballot.

Some notable names are talking with KRPC 2 Investigates about putting their name in for the 18th District.

Lee, a Houston Democrat, said she plans to continue serving but could have some occasional absences from Congress.

TSU Political Science Professor, Dr. Michael Adams, breaks down what gave Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee such a resounding victory in the 18th Congressional District race over her former intern and former Houston City Council member, Amanda Edwards.

Sheila Jackson Lee defeated Amanda Edwards in the most competitive primary of her congressional career.

Despite major outlets like NBC News showing Sheila Jackson Lee as the winner with an overwhelming majority, Amanda Edwards still has not conceded.

NBC News is projecting Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to win the Democratic primary in Texas’ 18th Congressional District.

For the first time in nearly 30 years, there could be a new face representing the Texas 18th Congressional District.

Jackson Lee faces off against Amanda Edwards, her most formidable congressional opponent in three decades.

State Sen. John Whitmire, a fellow Houston Democrat, defeated Jackson Lee in a landslide Saturday.

State Sen. John Whitmire, first elected in 1982, and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, in office since 1995, could be vacating seats that haven’t been open for decades. The election calendar, however, may bring a tough decision for one or both.

Amanda Edwards stops by Houston Newsmakers to talk about how she’s throwing her hat in the ring and running for Congress.

Amanda Edwards announced on Monday she is leaving the Houston mayoral race to attempt to run for Congress and represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District.

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee is joining the Houston mayoral race, scrambling the already crowded field.

Houston Newsmakers: Houston mayoral candidate Amanda Edwards says her experience makes her right for the job

Edwards joins a field that already includes two well-known names: veteran state Sen. John Whitmire, D-Houston, and Chris Hollins, the former Harris County clerk who oversaw election changes in 2020 that became a lightning rod for Republicans.

U.S. Rep. Al Green (D) 9th is a guest on this week’s Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall and says trying to pass gun legislation continues to be the right thing to do. See much more from Congressman Green in this week’s Houston Newsmakers EXTRAAdStop Asian hateOCA is the name of the national Asian civil rights organization pushing for an end to discrimination against Asians. Thu Nguyen is National Director and is a guest on this week’s Houston Newsmakers with Khambrel Marshall. We talk about that and more on this week’s program and with additional conversation on Newsmakers EXTRA with Thu Nguyen . “Be the solution”That’s the name of the nonprofit started by former Houston City Council Member Amanda Edwards.