Two hopefuls, both with ties to the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, have entered the race ... Menefee said District 18 voters don’t necessarily want youth; they want the will to fight.

Sheila Jackson Lee, may be daunting. However, he learned from both of them. "They were fantastic leaders," Menefee said. "I'm going to do the best I can to make sure this district has great ...

Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday set a date for a special election to fill the Congressional District 18 seat left vacant in the wake of Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee's death. Abbott called for the special ...

Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is among those hoping to fill the seat in the Texas 18th Congressional District left vacant after Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's passing. Turner formally ...

Jackson Lee represented District 18 and Houston in the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly three decades. "You can't replace Sheila Jackson Lee. You can't. But you can certainly commit ...

Sheila Jackson ... fill the rest of Jackson Lee's current term, which ends in January. Candidates will have until Aug. 22 to sign up to run in that race. That means District 18 voters will vote ...

Sheila Jackson Lee, a Houston Democrat, announced late Sunday that she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. She has represented the 18th Congressional District since 1995. The district ...

Sheila Jackson Lee — colleagues ... who defeated a Republican newcomer in November, was Jackson Lee’s successor in representing the 18th Congressional District, a seat held by his friend ...

we announce the passing of United States Representative Sheila Jackson Lee of the 18th Congressional District of Texas,” her ...