Menefee will replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor, who died in March 2025. The seat representing ...

Democrat Christian Menefee wins special election for Texas U.S. House seat, further narrowing the Republican Party's majority ...

With only two Democrats on the ballot, the party is guaranteed to at least temporarily narrow the slim Republican majority in the House.

Jolanda Jones, attorney and current state representative, says she’s running due to her own personal struggles, legislative grit, and a history of fighting for the ...

Supporters of the HBCU have called Abbott's crackdown racially motivated. Texas Gov. Greg Abbott has launched an investigation into Texas Southern University, warning the HBCU about its potential ...

Voters in Texas’ 18th congressional district’s Tuesday special election rejected Democratic Texas state Rep. Jolanda Jones, who used violent language in calling for the “wipe out” of Republicans on ...

State Rep. Jolanda Jones assured University of Houston students Wednesday night that there is no reason to be alarmed about the more than 20 bodies recovered this year from the city's bayous. Jones, ...

Jolanda Jones is not your conventional candidate for U.S. Congress, something she quickly admits. “I’m not your traditional elected official,” said the Texas state representative running in a special ...