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Daily Dispatch 3/6/25: Houston Congressman Sylvester Turner Dies At 70, And More
Stories we're following this morning at Progress Texas:Houston U.S. Congressman, just two months into his first term succeeding the late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee, has died in office at 70: https://www.texastribune.org/2025/03/05/sylvester-turner-texas-houston-dies/...Until Governor Greg Abbott calls a special election to replace Turner, House Democrats are down a vote - the margin is now 218-214: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/congress/rep-sylvester-turner-texas-democrat-houston-mayor-dies-70-rcna194875Fellow Houston Congressman Al Green is defiant in the face of a likely censure…
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