Amanda Edwards announced Wednesday that she will run for late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s seat to represent Texas' 18th Congressional District.

Edwards launched her third bid for the seat in less than two years. She previously waged an unsuccessful Democratic primary challenge to the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, then lost a bid to ...

March 20, 2025 (Houston Style Magazine) — Amanda Edwards, a visionary leader with an unwavering commitment to service, has officially announced her candidacy to represent Texas’ 18th ...

Former Houston City Council member Amanda Edwards on Wednesday joined former County Attorney Christian Menefee and former congressional adviser Isaiah Martin in the race for the U.S. House of ...

HOUSTON, Texas — In front of a mural featuring many Fifth Ward legends Wednesday, former Houston City Councilmember Amanda Edwards officially entered the District 18 Congressional race.

Edwards unsuccessfully ran for the seat twice last year. She faced off against U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee in the 2024 Democratic primary. Jackson Lee won the primary but died before the general ...

Police tape blocks off the crime scene outside a church where a man shot dead four people, including three of his children, before turning the gun on himself, February 28, 2022 in Sacramento ...

Houston City Councilwoman and U.S. Senate candidate Amanda Edwards outside of 919 Congress Avenue in Austin on Feb. 7, 2020. ((Angela Piazza For The Texas Tribune, Angela Piazza For The Texas ...