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 special election date for Turner’s seat. The governor’s announcement comes just over a month after Turner died on March 5.
It’s unclear if a lawsuit will still be filed; however, earlier on Monday, Jeffries stated during a press conference that he was in “close communication with the people on the ground in Houston” and that he expected an announcement to be “forthcoming.”
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