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

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee and Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City Council member, are competing in a runoff election for Texas’s 18th Congressional District, a safely Democratic seat left vacant by Representative Sylvester Turner’s death in March 2025.

Houston voters who have gone almost a year without representation in the U.S. House will finally fill the seat in a special runoff election.

Houston Democrat Christian Menefee has been elected to the U.S. House, filling the vacant seat in Texas' 18th Congressional District.

Texas basketball lost 88-82 at Auburn on Jan. 24, 2026, at Neville Arena in Auburn, Ala. This was our replay coverage and highlights from the game.

Voters in Texas’ 18th District have elected Democrat Christian Menefee to fill a seat that’s been vacant for nearly a year, following the death of Rep. Sylvester Turner. His victory Saturday in the solid-blue Houston-area district will further cut into Republicans’ slim majority in the House,

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott issued a statewide disaster declaration to prevent New World screwworm fly from spreading from Mexico and protect livestock and wildlife.

Texas basketball plays Oklahoma on Jan. 31, 2026, at Neville Arena in Norman, Okla. Find score-by-score updates, TV info and more here.