Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has scheduled the special election for a vacant deep-blue House seat for Nov. 4, drawing swift condemnation from Democrats over the seven-month waiting period and inviting ...

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Tuesday set the date for a Nov. 4 special election to fill the late Rep. Sylvester Turner’s (D-Texas) House seat, which has been vacant since early March.

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Sylvester Turner will take place on Nov. 4. His announcement comes as House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, D-N.Y., threatened a lawsuit against Abbott last week, alleging that Abbott was holding ...

Days after the threat from Democrats, Abbott issued a proclamation on Monday saying the special election would be held in seven months on Nov. 4. Get top local stories delivered to you every ...

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.

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The governor issued a proclamation Monday afternoon announcing a special election on November 4 to fill the seat vacated by the late Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner.

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