Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner speaks to the press about the Texas Education Agency takeover of Houston Independent School District during a press conference in Houston on Friday, March 3, 2023. Turner was chosen by Democratic officials to be the party's candidate for the Congressional seat that had been held by Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee. (Credit: Joseph Bui for The Texas Tribune)
WASHINGTON — Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner is on a glide path to be the next congressman from Houston, after Harris County Democrats selected him Tuesday to be the Democratic candidate for the seat vacated by the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee.
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