A month after U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott explains his reasoning on why he has delayed in calling for a special election to fill the seat representing parts of Houston, ...

Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming a history of election problems in the state’s most populous county for his delay in ...

Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth says she remains prepared to conduct special election for CD 18 whenever the Governor ...

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

Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries said Wednesday that House Democrats will "very likely" sue if Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ...

A Harris County building will bear the name of a Houston political icon who died earlier this month. The commissioners voted ...

Houston City Council member Abbie Kamin said Wednesday she planned to put forward a proposal to officially rename Bagby Street to Sylvester Turner Avenue. Turner, the late mayor of Houston who had ...

Houston City Controller Chris Hollins proposed renaming a stretch of Bagby Street to "Sylvester Turner Avenue" to honor the ...

City Controller Chris Hollins wants to rename a portion of the downtown thoroughfare after late Congressman and former ...

House Democrats are likely to sue Texas Gov. Greg Abbott for not holding a special election for House District 18, which has ...

Gov. Greg Abbott has until the end of the day Friday to call a special election for Texas’ 18th Congressional District to get ...

Commissioners voted unanimously on March 27 to rename the downtown Houston building, Lamar Plaza, after the late U.S.