Potential Black candidates to fill Texas’ 18th Congressional District after deaths of Reps. Turner, Jackson Lee
Texas' 18th Congressional District is currently without representation following the consecutive deaths of two former U.S.
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National Geographic Society taps Houston archaeologist to lead Black heritage trees project
Alicia Odewale, University of Houston professor, will spearhead a two-year project that chronicles Black heritage and ...
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Gov. Greg Abbott showing no rush to replace late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner
Republicans hold a tiny majority in the House, creating an incentive for Abbott to hold off on calling an election for Turner ...
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Eleanor Holmes Norton Named Among Most Effective Lawmakers in New Report
Discover the most effective lawmakers in the 118th Congress, as highlighted by the Center for Effective Lawmaking. See who ...
National Catholic Reporter1d
2 Black Catholics running to fill Texas' vacant US House seat
Former Houston City Councilman Amanda Edwards and Isaiah Martin will face the already heavily endorsed Harris County Attorney ...
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Sylvester Turner Avenue? Houston controller proposes renaming Bagby Street after late former mayor
City Controller Chris Hollins wants to rename a portion of the downtown thoroughfare after late Congressman and former ...
Community Impact2d
9 candidates have announced their campaign for the 18th District as Texas awaits Abbott's decision
Approximately a week after former Congressman and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s funeral on March 15, nine candidates have ...
Texas’s GOP Governor Can Arbitrarily Deny Democrats a Seat in Congress Until Next Year
Texas’s heavily Democratic 18th Congressional District has an empty seat. State law gives Greg Abbott the power to delay the ...
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Race for Congressional District 18 seat starts fast, but Election Day likely months away
Eight people already have filed to run for the seat left vacant when Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner ...
Texas Standard5d
Multiple candidates announce bids for the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s congressional seat
This week, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee announced he would be running to replace the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner for the 18th congressional seat. Turner died March 5. Former ...
Dallas Examiner5d
Amanda Edwards to run to succeed the late-U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner
Former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards announces candidacy for 18th Congressional District following U.S. Rep.
Texas Signal5d
Wild Start To An Open Houston Congressional Seat
Though Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to call an election, the race for an open congressional seat in Houston is well underway ...