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Texas Congressional Candidate Christian Menefee speaks to supporters during his watch party at The Post Houston on Election Day, in Houston, Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. (AP Photo/ Karen Warren)

Democrat Christian Menefee wins election for US House, narrowing GOP’s slim majority

Democrat Christian Menefee has won a Texas U.S. House seat in a special election that will narrow Republicans’ already-slim majority.

Democratic 18th Congressional District candidate Christian Menefee, right, hugs an attendee during an election night watch party on Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2025, in Houston. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Texas Democrats Menefee and Edwards advance to runoff for vacant US House seat

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott speaks with reporters after President Donald Trump spoke at an education event and executive order signing in the East Room of the White House in Washington, Thursday, March 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)

No timetable from Texas governor on filling late Democratic congressman’s vacant seat

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks during a news conference about voting rights Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022, in Houston. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

US Rep. and former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner dies at 70

Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a eulogy for U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Erica Lee Carter, daughter of the late US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, will seek to finish her term

House Speaker welcomes newly elected lawmakers with ceremonial swearing-in

House Speaker Mike Johnson on Tuesday conducted a ceremonial swearing-in of incoming Republican Representative Tony Weid of Wisconsin, and Democratic Representative Erica Lee Turner, who replaces the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas.

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Kamala Harris celebrates the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a ‘force of nature’

President Biden pays his respects to US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas

Crowds gather in Houston to pay tribute to Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee

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Vice President Kamala Harris delivers a eulogy for U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, left, listens, Thursday, Aug. 1, 2024, in Houston. (AP Photo/LM Otero)

Kamala Harris celebrates the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee as a ‘force of nature’ and a mentor

A member of the Houston Police Dept., watches the line as people pay their respect to the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in the rotunda of Houston City Hall on Monday, July 29, 2024 in Houston. Jackson Lee died on July 19 after battling pancreatic cancer. (Elizabeth Conley/Houston Chronicle via AP, Pool)

US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas fondly remembered as she lies in state at Houston City Hall

FILE - Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks during a House Judiciary Committee meeting, Dec. 13, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Longtime U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who helped lead federal efforts to protect women from domestic violence and recognize Juneteenth as a national holiday, has died Friday, July 19, 2024, after battling pancreatic cancer, according to her chief of staff. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Pool, File)

Biden praises longtime US Rep Sheila Jackson Lee of Texas, who died of cancer

FILE - House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, delivers opening statements during a hearing on oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration, July 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Lee says she has been diagnosed with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing treatment. The Texas Democrat is seeking a 16th term and said late Sunday, June 2, 2024 that she's confident that doctors have developed a strong plan to target her disease. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, a Texas Democrat, says she has pancreatic cancer

FILE - Rep. Tony Gonzales, R-Texas, is seen before the flag-draped casket bearing the remains of Hershel W. "Woody" Williams lies in honor in the U.S. Capitol, July 14, 2022, in Washington. Texas has some competitive U.S. House races on the ballot in Tuesday's primaries. Along the Texas-Mexico border, U.S. Rep. Tony Gonzales will face his first election since being sanctioned by his party. (Tom Williams/Pool photo via AP, File)

Texas GOP US Rep. Tony Gonzales heads to a runoff against Brandon Herrera

FILE - House Judiciary Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Ranking Member Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, delivers opening statements during a hearing on oversight of the Drug Enforcement Administration, July 27, 2023, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Two days after losing her bid to be Houston’s next mayor, longtime U.S. Rep. Jackson Lee announced Monday, Dec. 11, that she will seek a 16th term in Congress in 2024. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough, File)

After losing Houston mayor’s race, US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee to seek reelection to Congress

Houston mayoral candidates state Sen. John Whitmire and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speak at a mayoral forum on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Houston. Whitmire and Jackson Lee are set to face each other in Saturday, Dec. 9, runoff election to be the next mayor of Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

Democrat John Whitmire elected Houston mayor, defeating congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee

Houston mayoral candidates state Sen. John Whitmire and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee speak at a mayoral forum on Sunday, Dec. 3, 2023, in Houston. Whitmire and Jackson Lee are set to face each other in Saturday, Dec. 9, runoff election to be the next mayor of Houston, the nation's fourth-largest city. (AP Photo/Lekan Oyekanmi)

Houston has a population that’s young. Its next mayor, set to be elected in a runoff, won’t be

In this combination photo Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, left, speaks on Dec. 13, 2019, in Washington, and right, Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire answers a question on Oct. 19, 2023, in Houston. It’s down to two candidates in the race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire will face off in Saturday’s runoff election to be the next mayor of Houston. (AP Photo)

AP Election Brief | What to expect in Houston’s mayoral runoff election

FILE - In this photo combination, U.S. Rep. Shelia Jackson Lee, D-Texas, left, speaks during a meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington, Dec. 13, 2019, and at right, Democratic state Sen. John Whitmire answers a question during a televised candidates debate at Houston Public Media studios, Thursday, Oct. 19, 2023, in Houston. It’s down to two candidates in the race to lead the nation’s fourth-largest city. U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire will face off in Saturday’s runoff election to be the next mayor of Houston. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, Michael Wyke)

Houston mayor’s race heads to runoff between US Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee and state Sen. John Whitmire

FILE - Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, speaks during a news conference, April 2, 2020, in Houston. U.S. Rep. Jackson Lee, who is running to be Houston’s next mayor, is expressing regret and saying “everyone deserves to be treated with dignity” following the release of an unverified audio recording purported to be of the longtime Democratic lawmaker allegedly berating staff members with a barrage of expletives. The recording was released days before the start of early voting Monday, Oct. 23, 2023 in the Nov. 7 election. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, file)

Houston mayoral candidate Jackson Lee regretful after recording of her allegedly berating staffers

President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with members of the Congressional Black Caucus in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Thursday, Feb. 2, 2023. From left are Rep. Joe Neguse, D-Colo., Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, D-Texas, Sen. Cory Booker, D-N.J.,, Rep. James Clyburn, D-S.C.,Sen. Raphael Warnock, D-Ga., and caucus chair Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nev. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

Biden, Black caucus agree on path forward on police reform

Abdul Wasi Safi smiles after a news conference Friday, Jan. 27, 2023, in Houston. Wasi Safi, an intelligence officer for the Afghan National Security Forces who fled Afghanistan following the withdrawal of U.S. forces, was freed this week and reunited with his brother after spending months in immigration detention. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Afghan soldier seeking US asylum hopes for ‘American dream’

Guest lineups for the Sunday news shows

FILE - Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., Chair of the House Armed Services Military Personnel Subcommittee, speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill, Sept. 16, 2020, in Washington. Federal prison employees say they're being bullied and threatened for raising concerns about serious misconduct and claim it's indicative of widespread problems in the Bureau of Prisons. It comes as the bureau faces increased scrutiny over its latest scandal: An Associated Press investigation uncovered a toxic culture that enabled sexual abuse at a federal women’s prison in California. Four employees, including a former warden, have been charged with federal crimes. Speier, who visited Dublin last week after reading AP's investigation, says she’s taking a larger congressional contingent to inspect the prison after the acting warden, Hinkle, prevented her from speaking one-on-one with inmates and staff. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon, File)

House Dems demand prison rape audit at Calif. federal lockup

FILE- In this June 19, 2020, file photo, protesters chant as they march after a Juneteenth rally at the Brooklyn Museum, in the Brooklyn borough of New York. (AP Photo/John Minchillo, File)

Congress approves bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday

Healthcare professionals prepare to begin testing at a drive-thru testing site for COVID-19 at United Memorial Medical Center Thursday, March 19, 2020, in Houston. For most people, the coronavirus causes only mild or moderate symptoms, such as fever and cough. For some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness, including pneumonia. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)

Houston pleads for more tests, gear as cars pack hospital

Jackson Lee steps down from 2 leadership posts after lawsuit

The Latest: Jackson Lee leaves black caucus foundation post

Ex-leader of Houston nonprofit pleads guilty over 2013 trip

Texas congresswoman fires intern arrested for data leak

Texas congresswoman fires intern arrested for data leak

U.S. Rep: Southwest Key holding 500 of 2,000 separated children

Additional aid sought for Guatemala volcano victims

United apologizes to passenger who says US Rep got her seat

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