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
