Acting Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and former Houston City Council Member Amanda Edwards will compete in the runoff for the special election to fill Texas’ 18th Congressional District. On ...

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Numerous candidates are competing to fill the deep-blue 18th Congressional District based in Houston, which was left vacant after Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death earlier this year. If no ...