Late Houston Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee to be namesake of Bush Airport terminal
Houston City Council voted unanimously Wednesday to rename Terminal E after Jackson Lee, the Democrat who represented parts of Houston in the U.S. House of Representatives for nearly three decades after serving on the city council for five years. She died in office in July 2024.
Christian Menefee resigns as Harris County Attorney to run for Congress
Menefee said, under the Texas Constitution, he will continue to serve as acting county attorney until Harris County Commissioners Court votes on his successor.
Thursday filing deadline for special election to finish Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee’s final term
Erica Lee Carter, Jackson Lee’s daughter, is considered the frontrunner in the contest to represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District from early November through the start of January 2025.
Democratic precinct chairs will meet Tuesday evening to choose Sheila Jackson Lee’s replacement on the November congressional ballot
Eight candidates are vying for the votes of 88 elected precinct chairs, in a contest to be held at Wheeler Avenue Baptist Church’s gymnasium at 6 p.m. Texas’ 18th Congressional District, centered in Houston, is solidly blue.
Biden, Harris to pay respects to late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee in Houston this week
Other tributes to Jackson Lee will continue throughout the week with a viewing and remembrance service for her from 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at God's Grace Community Church, 9944 W. Montgomery Road.
Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner among those considering run for seat vacated by late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee
Among the other potential Democratic nominees for Texas' 18th Congressional District are state Reps. Jarvis Johnson and Jolanda Jones and former Houston City Council members Dwight Boykins and Amanda Edwards.
U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announces pancreatic cancer diagnosis
Sheila Jackson Lee has been representing the state's 18th Congressional District since 1995. She was born in Queens, New York and elected to serve on the Houston City Council in 1989.
With Democratic primary wins secured, Teare and Jackson Lee look ahead to the general election
Former prosecutor Sean Teare defeated District Attorney Kim Ogg by a 3-to-1 margin, while Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee beat former Houston City Council Member Amanda Edwards by 22 points.
Sheila Jackson Lee, Amanda Edwards likely heading to photo finish in TX-18 Democratic primary
Questions of age and experience versus youth and fresh perspectives — plus the legacy of a recent loss in the Houston mayoral race — are set to make the primary Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee’s toughest reelection contest in decades.
Sheila Jackson Lee holds a narrow lead against Amanda Edwards in Democratic primary for TX-18, poll finds
The poll from the UH Hobby School of Public Affairs also shows the race to replace Houston Mayor John Whitmire in the Texas State Senate in a near dead heat among the top three contenders.
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