Rep. Hakeem Jeffries of New York, the Democratic House leader, on Monday accused Gov. Greg Abbott of Texas of deliberately delaying a special election in a solidly Democratic district in Houston in ...

The Texas Election Code requires the governor to call a special election to fill a vacant office. Gov. Greg Abbott, a ...

State legislators and Democratic leaders are demanding Gov. Greg Abbott schedule a vote to fill the seat left vacant by the ...

One month after Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner's death, Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to call a special election to ...

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is threatening to sue Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott for having yet to schedule a special ...

If Abbott doesn’t call an election, the seat could remain vacant until next year leaving Houston-area Texans without representation ...

It's been almost a month since Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner died, and there are still no plans to ...

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has yet to announce a special election date to fill the seat of late Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner.

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

Nichols also discusses special election results in Florida and Abbott’s delay in calling a special election in Texas.

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