Travelers taking certain United Airlines flights in and out of Bush Intercontinental Airport will now pass through a terminal named after the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
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Christian Menefee confirmed he has resigned as Harris County Attorney to run for the congressional seat left vacant by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner earlier this month.
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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.
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Democratic precinct chairs will meet Tuesday evening to choose Sheila Jackson Lee’s replacement on the November congressional ballot
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President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris will be in Houston to pay respects to the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee this week.
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Who will replace late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee on the November ballot? The group of potentials includes Sylvester Turner, Amanda Edwards, Jarvis Johnson and Jolanda Jones.
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In a Sunday night statement, U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee announced she was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.
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Now Teare and Jackson Lee can turn their attention to their Republican rivals in the general election, although with possibly different prospects.
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Democratic Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee is fighting to keep the seat she’s held for nearly three decades.
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According to the poll, 43% of likely voters said they planned to support Jackson Lee, while 38% said they would vote for Edwards.
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John Whitmire, Sheila Jackson Lee seek to broaden support as they prepare for Houston’s mayoral runoff
Endorsements and advertising are likely to play critical roles in luring voters back to the polls for the December 9 contest.
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Mayor Sylvester Turner endorses Sheila Jackson Lee in Houston mayoral runoff
The longtime Congresswoman was the second-leading vote-getter in Tuesday’s election, behind Texas Sen. John Whitmire. They will compete in a Dec. 9 runoff.
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Houston city attorney mulling mayoral candidate complaints about John Whitmire’s campaign finances
Gilbert Garcia and U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, in a pair of jointly written letters in recent weeks, claimed Whitmire is potentially violating city campaign finance laws. A campaign spokesperson for Whitmire, who is considered the frontrunner ahead of the Nov. 7 election, said it is in compliance with the law and called the complaints “desperate.”
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