Houston’s democracy is wide awake, caffeinated, and moving at full speed. With multiple runoffs on the horizon and political dominoes falling across Harris County, voters from Acres Homes to the East End will once again be called to do what they do best — shape the future with their ballots.

And make no mistake: this is one of the most consequential local election cycles in decades.

A Congressional Seat Without a Representative — But Not for Long

On Monday afternoon, November 17, 2025, Gov. Greg Abbott announced the long-awaited runoff to fill the late Congressman Sylvester Turner’s 18th Congressional District seat — a district home to more than 700,000 residents who have gone unrepresented in the U.S. House since Turner’s passing on Wednesday, March 5, 2025.

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