Texas Governor Blames County's Elections Problems For Delay In Filling Vacant Congressional Seat

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Source: Huff Post/AP

Apr 4, 2025, 10:45 PM EDT


HOUSTON (AP) — Texas GOP Gov. Greg Abbott is blaming a history of election problems in the state’s most populous county for his delay in calling for a special election to fill the seat of Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died a month ago.

But Teneshia Hudspeth, the chief elections officer in Harris County where Turner’s congressional district is located, pushed back on Abbott’s criticism, saying the county is “fully prepared” to hold the election for the congressman’s replacement. Democrats have accused Abbott of delaying the election to help Republicans maintain their razor-thin margins in the U.S. House.

One candidate vying for the open seat, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee, along with Democratic U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries, have threatened to sue Abbott over the delay. Turner, a former Houston mayor, died March 5, just weeks into his first term in Congress. His district includes parts of Houston and Harris County and has nearly 800,000 residents.

Abbott has the sole authority to call for a special election. Abbott’s office had previously only said an announcement on a special election would be made at a later date.

Read more: https://www.huffpost.com/entry/us-congress-texas-greg-abbott_n_67f095cee4b00c49db208e04

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Abbott's mouth opened and lying "excuses" came out.

NOTE: (from the OP)

Abbott has the sole authority to call for a special election.

REFERENCE (for what may have got him moving) - Hakeem Jeffries threatens lawsuit over delayed Texas special election

(I know people were getting mad and demanding he "do it" )

This is from the one running for the seat (a Millennial too, who threatened to sue)!

Link to tweet

Christian D. Menefee
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.@GregAbbott_TX’s excuse here is nonsense.

There’s only one reason why 800,000 Houstonians in TX-18 still don’t have a member of Congress—Because Donald Trump and Elon Musk are pulling Greg Abbott’s strings.

Governor, call the election. You’ve had a month. No more excuses. 1/5

(He has both Threads and Blue Sky accounts but didn't post the above on them but did repost a Houston Chronicle reporter's post about the special election issue - https://bsky.app/profile/abbschurch.bsky.social/post/3llosz6bbos2v)

[Lovie777]

1. Of course...........

GQP always blame others.

[Hieronymus Phact]

7. Correction

Blame the Victims

[Paladin]

2. Absolute horseshit.

Abbott isn't fooling anybody with half a brain cell working. Harris County voting procedures and practices are in fine shape---Abbott is delaying the election because of Houston's reliably Democratic status. End of story. Stupid fucker can't even lie in a convincing fashion---that's a heavy burden for a Republican...

[catrose]

8. Came to say that. The county's only election problem is it votes for Democrats

[republianmushroom]

3. Damn, hot wheels Abbott lies to cover his ass.

[Dock_Yard]

10. Abbott is utter slime, so are his 2 crony criminal bffs

...the Lt Gov and the AG

The TexASS measles epidemic is being incompetently managed, as I fully expected.
Just like their power grid mess.

These clowns in power are real idiots, only caring about power and cruelty.
Oh, and endless gun availability with no strings attached.

The majority of TexASS voters are complete morons, never changing or learning despite decades of ridiculous failures.

[azureblue]

4. which begs the question

Can republican win an election honestly and fairly? Without lying, cheating, without preventing people from voting, without using the courts to try to overthrow or delay an election?



No.

[tanyev]

5. The "history of election problems" being their tendency to elect Democrats?

[bluestarone]

6. This shows they are worried about losing.

[Skittles]

9. SURE, BRO

SMELLS LIKE......FASCISM TO ME