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

Sylvester Turner led battles against electricity and gas companies. He never won, but he didn’t give up trying.

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

House seat is shaping up to be a competitive one, with two Democrats already throwing their hats in even though the date of ...

The former Houston mayor’s funeral drew more than 1,000 mourners on Saturday, including 20 of his congressional colleagues ...

The district has been a Democratic stronghold, held for decades by Sheila Jackson Lee and most recently by former Houston ...

Mourners filed into Houston's Church Without Walls Saturday — some wearing black, others in vivid shades of blue — to honor ...

On Saturday, late Houston mayor and congressman Sylvester Turner was laid to rest during services at the Church Without Walls ...

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee’s decision to announce his candidacy for the vacant Congressional District 18 seat ...

The public was invited to attend the funeral, but the church released a statement saying that they had reached capacity for ...

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

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