The district has been a Democratic stronghold, held for decades by Sheila Jackson Lee and most recently by former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who died March 5.

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee gives response to Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton’s lawsuit challenging the Uplift Harris program, the guaranteed income program, during a press conference Wednesday, April 10, 2024 at Harris County Administration Building in Houston. Harris County officials called the lawsuit by Paxton a targeted act.

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee submitted his bid on Saturday for the now vacant congressional seat of the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner. According to a Federal Election Commission document filed Saturday evening by Menefee's campaign,

A 61-year-old bystander died hours after he was shot at a northwest Harris County McDonald's Sunday evening, Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said.  The man, identified as Jorge Arbaiza, was shot multiple times when two groups of teens allegedly opened fire following an altercation at the McDonald's in the 6100 block of Fry Road in the Katy area,

Sheriff Ed Gonzalez said a 61-year-old bystander died from his injuries at the hospital. Meanwhile, investigators tracked down several people who were involved in the fight, but the search continues for the shooters.