It should come as no surprise that the no holds-barred politics of our time don’t end when someone dies. Gov. Greg Abbott demonstrated that this week when he announced a special election to replace the late U.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said that a special election to fill the U.S. House seat left vacant by late Rep. Sylvester Turner will take place on Nov. 4.

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott said there would be a special election to fill the vacant seat after Rep. Sylvester Turner's death.