Election Day updates: John Whitmire, Sheila Jackson Lee appear headed for runoff in race for Houston mayor

HOUSTON — Polls closed at 7 p.m. across Texas after voters cast their ballots for state and local races. Anyone already in line by 7 p.m. could still vote. Here in Houston, all eyes are on the mayoral race where 17 candidates and one write-in fought to lead the nation’s fourth largest city. Issues like crime, the crumbling infrastructure and potential budget shortfalls will challenge whoever voters choose to replace outgoing Mayor Sylvester Turner.