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BY HANNAH BROL & CASSANDRA JENKINS
Dam replacement study underway
Gov. Greg Abbott calls Nov. 4 special election for District 18 seat Gov. Greg Abbott announced April 7 that a special election will occur Nov. 4 to ll the empty 18th Congressional District seat vacated by former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner. What we know Turner died in early March after serving as con- gressman for only four to ve months. He replaced the late Sheila Jackson Lee in a special election in November after she died from pancreatic cancer in mid-2024. Similar to last year’s timeline, Abbott waited a little over a month to call a special elec- tion for the vacant position in November. What’s next As of press time April 22, candidates that have led applications for the vacant position include
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The Coastal Water Authority has part- nered with engineering rm Black & Veatch to conduct a Lake Houston Dam replace- ment study in 2025, Houston District E council member Fred Flickinger said in an April 2 newsletter. Replacing the dam, which was built in 1953, is a long-term project that will be needed to meet the needs of the Greater Houston area, according to the newsletter. Now 75 years old, the dam consists of a spillway structure with four small gates. In similar news As of the April 2 newsletter, Black & Veatch had completed 30% of the design plans for phase two of the Lake Houston Dam Spillway Improvement Project, which will add 11 gates and increase capacity.
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Democratic candidates TJ Baker, Earnest Clayton, Ebony Rain Eatmon, Amanda Edwards, Peter Steven Filler, James Joseph, Isaiah Martin, Chris- tian D. Menefee, Kivan Polimis, Selena Samuel and Robert Slater; Republican candidates Allen D. Berry, Carmen Montiel and Cyrus Sajna; and Independent candidates Khristopher W. Beal and Derrell Sherrod Turner. Candidates have until Sept. 3 by 5 p.m. to le an application with the Secretary of State.
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