Houston Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee files for re-election to Congress after mayoral defeat

U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee filed for re-election to Congress, marking her bid for a 16th term in Washington on the heels of a landslide defeat in the Houston mayoral runoff. Jackson Lee quietly filed her re-election paperwork Sunday evening, according to a Harris County Democratic Party spokesperson. She had yet to publicly announce the move by late Monday morning and her office did not immediately respond to a request for comment. The longtime Democrat is poised for an unusually competitive primary fight against Amanda Edwards, a former Houston City...