Houston's Christian Menefee sworn in to U.S. House, ending a year without representation in Houston's 18th Congressional District.

The Houston-centered congressional seat has been vacant for the past 332 days, since the death of U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner.

Christian Menefee wins special election runoff in Texas Congressional District 18, defeating Amanda Edwards with 68% of the vote.

Voters in Texas' 18th District have had little break in a series of elections as the result of the Republican-controlled state Legislature's redrawing of congressional districts last year.

The challenge for Christian Menefee will be balancing the immediate demands of governing with the realities of a campaign for CD-18 that never stopped.

Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee declared victory in Saturday's special election.