Turner maintains wide lead over Buzbee in early returns

Mayor Sylvester Turner led Tony Buzbee by double digits in the Houston mayoral runoff with about 11 percent of voting centers reporting early Saturday evening.
The initial results put Turner in position to retain his seat for a second four-year term, capping a nearly yearlong campaign that forced the mayor into a runoff against Buzbee, a millionaire trial lawyer and businessman.
Early and absentee ballots are expected to make up roughly half the total votes cast in the runoff, meaning Buzbee lik