The district has been a Democratic stronghold, held for decades by Sheila Jackson Lee and most recently by former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, who died March 5.

Before I hosted the HC Live event with Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee last month, I had no real idea what his office did. I think most people are like me. So my conversation with him was not only informative,

Menefee said, under the Texas Constitution, he will continue to serve as acting county attorney until Harris County Commissioners Court votes on his successor.