Democrats have argued that Gov. Greg Abbott, a Republican, did not act faster to fill the vacant seat because he didn’t want the narrow Republicans majority in Congress to shrink.

Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) set the special election to replace the late Rep. Sylvester Turner for Nov. 4 after Democratic outrage that the governor had not done so escalated over the past week. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said last week he would “very likely” file a lawsuit after Abbott had slow-walked announcing a

Texas Republican Gov. Greg Abbott announced Monday that a special election to fill the late Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner's seat won’t be held until November and defended the timing by renewing criticism of past Houston-area elections.