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.

The campaign to replace the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in Congress is starting to play out publicly, with potential candidates announcing campaigns, calling precinct chairs and gauging interest ...

Former U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, 70, died after a medical emergency on March 5, serving only two months in office after succeeding longtime Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, who died of ...

"Mayor Turner and Sheila Jackson Lee made sure that people knew what they deserved, so the people of the district will hold whoever is in the seat accountable," Thomas said. "They have been so ...

Fox 26 reported that Erica Lee Carter, the daughter of late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, was officially sworn in to take over her mother’s seat in the 18th Congressional District of Texas.

Politics Congresswoman Erica Lee Carter holds swearing-in ceremony with 18th District community She is finishing her mother's term of office in the U.S. House. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee died in July.