January 2026 -- yes, at last the VOTERS of the
18th Congressional District will vote the replacement
member after Sylvester Turner's death 10 months ago.
details -- NY TIMES
"The House Republican Majority is Down to almost Nothing"
NYTimes.com/2026/01/13/us/politics/congress-house-republicans-majority.html
OPEN due to death of Sylvester Turner who had been
elected Nov. 2024 -- and will be filled only on Jan. 31,
2026. Turner died March 2025 and state law determines
how that CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT (the 18th in Texas)
will fill the seat from public run-off plurality winners.
the Hill.com/homenews/campaign/5609509/texas-18th-district-runoff . . .
POLITICO reports Nov. 5 after no one
received a majority -- two advance in a run-off to be
held between Democratic party survivors of the field
politico.com/ "TX Special election for
Sylvester Turner SEAT in Congress (D-Texas)"
Due to a death in the Congressional delegation,
the people of Houston, TX have been without
representation more than 6 months and will be
represented only after a First Tuesday election
in November 2025. NY Times reporter J.David
Goodman (having interviewed many voters
there in TX) has much to tell the nation about
the confusion from the gerrymander / re-districting
taking place in urban and rural Houston and nearby.
"Republican Redistricting Is Sowing Chaos in Houston"
nytimes.com/2025/09/22/us/politics/texas-redistricting-houston.html
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