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Clock ticks down for Texas governor to call special election for late Sylvester Turner’s congressional seat
Gov. Greg Abbott has until the end of the day Friday to call a special election for Texas’ 18th Congressional District to get ...
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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 ...
Sylvester Turner battled Texas’ powerful energy lobbyists for consumer rights
Sylvester Turner led battles against electricity and gas companies. He never won, but he didn’t give up trying.
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.
2 candidates announce they're running for District 18 Congressional seat to replace the late Sylvester Turner
Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Sheila Jackson Lee advisor Isaiah Martin were the first to throw their ...
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No timetable from Texas governor on filling late Democratic congressman's vacant seat
AUSTIN, Texas – 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 ...
Harris County renames building after late Congressman Sylvester Turner
A Harris County building will bear the name of a Houston political icon who died earlier this month. The commissioners voted ...
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Harris County downtown building being renamed after Sylvester Turner
Commissioners voted unanimously on March 27 to rename the downtown Houston building, Lamar Plaza, after the late U.S.
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Gov. Greg Abbott showing no rush to replace late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner
“The people of Texas need the governor to start doing his job — honor the memory of Sylvester Turner and give the good people of District 18 their constitutional representation back.