Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The sun sets on the U.S. Capitol building, as members of Congress work to resolve a dispute over immigration enforcement and avert a looming partial government shutdown, on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 30, 2026. REUTERS/Kylie Cooper By Richard Cowan and Robin Respaut WASHINGTON, Jan 28 (Reuters) – Votes were still being counted late on Saturday in a Texas special election to fill a vacant U.S. House of ​Representatives seat. Democrats Christian Menefee, 37, a former Harris County attorney, and Amanda Edwards, 44, a former ‌Houston city council member, are vying to represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District, a solidly Democratic area encompassing much of the inner ‌city of Houston and the surrounding region. A winner had not been announced as of 11:15 p.m. CST (0224 GMT), more than three hours after polls closed. In filling a seat that has been vacant for most of the past year, Democrats will shrink Republicans’ already narrow majority. The winner will replace the late Representative Sylvester Turner, who ⁠served only two months in the ‌House before his death in March. Menefee and Edwards were

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