Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming a history of election problems in the state’s most populous county for his delay in calling for a special election to fill the seat of Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner,

After calls from several top Democrats, including Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, Gov. Greg Abbott explained his refusal to call an election for Texas' 18th Congressional District on Friday,

One month after Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner's death, Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott has yet to call a special election to fill his seat.

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Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee announced that he would sue Gov. Greg Abbott if he did not call a special election.

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) has yet to call a special election to fill recently deceased Rep. Sylvester Turner's seat in Texas's 18th Congressional District.

State legislators and Democratic leaders are demanding Gov. Greg Abbott schedule a vote to fill the seat left vacant by the late Rep. Sylvester Turner.

Gov. Greg Abbott has until the end of the day Friday to call a special election for Texas’ 18th Congressional District to get the race on the ballot for the May 3 election. If he doesn’t, the seat could stay vacant for months.

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The Texas Election Code requires the governor to call a special election to fill a vacant office. Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, allowed two key deadlines to pass that prevented the solidly Democratic seat from being on the May 3 ballot.