Two hopefuls, both with ties to the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, have entered the race to represent the 18th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives, anticipating a ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in District 18, has died. He was 70.