By Richard Cowan and Robin Respaut WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) - Democrat Christian Menefee won a Texas special election for the U.S. House of Representatives on Saturday, the Associated Press reported,

Follow live results from the 2026 Texas House Special Election. Get the latest news on the special election results as votes are tallied.

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.

On a calendar full of silly national days, Texans can take this seriously.

Two people detained at the South Texas Family Residential Center have "active measles infections," DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin told USA TODAY.

Should the SEC-leading Texas A&M Aggies be ranked in the next AP Poll, or do they have more to prove?

The Longhorns enter their only game against Oklahoma this season as the No. 4 team in the Associated Press poll. Oklahoma, meanwhile, is ranked 10th.