“We Are In A Fight Of A Lifetime”: Houston Native And Former City Council Member Runs To Represent Historic Texas District In Congress

Essence Magazine:

By Oumou Fofana ·Updated April 24, 2025

Amanda K. Edwards is one of several Democratic candidates running in a special election to represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District—an iconic, historically Black district that spans downtown Houston and beyond. The seat was left vacant after the January 2025 death

Author: Melissa Noel

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