HTX-LHK: Extra Edition 11/4/2025

Sixteen candidates—including five Republicans, seven Democrats, three independent candidates and one Green Party candidate—are running for U.S. House of Representatives District 18 in the Nov. 4 election. 

Some context: As previously reported by Community Impact, a special election is being held to fill the vacant seat after incumbent Sylvester Turner, who also previously served as Houston mayor, died in March. In November 2024, Turner was elected to the vacant seat after former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee died in July 2024.

Members of the U.S. House of Representatives are elected for a two-year term with no term limits. District 18 covers portions of north and central Houston.

Stay tuned: In the event that no candidate receives more than 50% of the vote, a runoff election for the top two vote-getters will be held in January, Harris County Clerk Teneshia Hudspeth confirmed Nov. 4. 

Fifteen candidates are running for Houston City Council, At-Large Position 4 during the Nov. 4 election. 

Something to note: Houston city council members are limited to serving two terms of four years each, with each term beginning on Jan. 2. Only five members are elected At-Large, or city-wide, while the other 11 are elected to serve geographic districts.

 

Texas voters weighed in on 17 proposed amendments to the state constitution during the Nov. 4 election.

The overview: Some of the state propositions on the ballot included:

• Proposition 1: new funding to support the Texas State Technical College System
• Proposition 3: tighter restrictions on when Texas judges can grant bail for felony offenses
• Proposition 4: $20 billion for water supply projects and infrastructure
• Proposition 9: a $125,000 property tax exemption for businesses
• Propositions 11 and 13: expanded property tax exemptions for Texas homeowners
• Proposition 14: $3 billion to create a state dementia research institute