Democrats argue he's prolonging the vacancy due to the GOP's slim majority. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced in a proclamation Monday afternoon that the special election to fill the seat vacated ...

After being threatened with a lawsuit, Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott set a date for a special election to fill a Congressional seat vacated by the death of Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner.

Gov. Greg Abbott has set a special election for Texas' 18th Congressional District on Nov. 4, 2025. In the announcement, Abbott criticized Harris County's ability to conduct elections and said the ...

WASHINGTON — Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott on Monday said he had selected Nov. 4 as the date for the special election to fill the House seat that had been occupied by the late Rep.

Gov. Greg Abbott has set Nov. 4 as the special ... two months into his first term representing Texas' 18th Congressional District. State law does not specify a deadline for the governor to order ...

"The most effective way to prevent the spread of measles is the MMR vaccine," Kennedy said, adding that he spoke to Texas Gov. Greg Abbott and redeployed CDC teams to the state after Abbott's request.

Prominent Houston-based criminal defense attorney Dan Cogdell—who notably has defended Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton in court—is calling out Gov. Greg Abbott and other state officials for ...

Some Democrats are demanding that Texas Gov. Greg Abbott call a special election to fill the vacancy left in the Houston-area 18th Congressional District and threatening legal action if he doesn’t.

House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries is threatening to sue Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott for having yet to schedule a special election to fill the seat of fellow Democrat Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, ...

When Gov. Greg Abbott unveiled his plan in April 2022 to bus what would turn out to be tens of thousands of migrants who had crossed into Texas from Mexico without legal authorization to ...