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.

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

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee submitted his bid on Saturday for the now vacant congressional seat of the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner. According to a Federal Election Commission document filed Saturday evening by Menefee's campaign,