“Now that Jolanda Jones is in, we’re now effectively in a two-step race, that is, no one is going to win 50 percent plus one in the first round,” the professor said.

Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones announced she will run for a congressional seat that opened with the death of U.S. Rep Sylvester Turner. Turner, the former mayor of Houston, was elected to Congress ...

"With Jolanda Jones in the race for the Texas 18th Congressional District, it evolves now into a kind of two-step contest, first securing the top two spots to advance to the runoff, and then ...

Texas State Rep. Jolanda Jones announced Monday her campaign for Congress, seeking to fill the seat left vacant by Rep. Sylvester Turner’s death earlier this year.

Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones has announced she is running for late Congressman Sylvester Turner's seat in Texas' 18th Congressional District.

Jones, a Democrat elected to the Texas House in 2022 and previously served on the Houston City Council, joins a slate of candidates running to fill the solidly blue seat.

Houston Democratic state Rep. Jolanda Jones is throwing her name in the hat for a run in Texas' 18th Congressional District, formerly held by the late Sylvester Turner. Jones, who has represented ...

State Rep. Jolanda Jones, D-Houston, on Monday jumped into the race for the congressional seat left open by the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former Houston mayor.

One of the most closely watched proposals is House Bill 1765, authored by Rep. Jolanda Jones (D-Houston), which would restrict the use of no-knock warrants.