Houston residents will be able to pay their respects to the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner at City Hall this week.

Texas Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-Houston) offered his condolences to Turner early Wednesday morning. "He was a dear friend and an ...

Rep. Sylvester Turner has died, according to a statement from the City of Houston Wednesday. He was a former Houston mayor ...

Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. Turner died peacefully ...

Many Houston sports organizations collectively mourned the loss of — and celebrated the impact of — former Houston Mayor ...

The late Texas Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will lie in state at the Texas Capitol next week to ...

A spokesperson for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas says he has died just two months after taking office and ...

A spokesperson for Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) said he died just two months after taking office and hours after attending ...

Turner's unexpected passing comes months after the 70-year-old was elected to replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died ...

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Turner, who passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 70, had a long and distinguished career in public office, including eight years as mayor of Houston.

Turner's death came just months after he won Texas’ 18th Congressional District race. He served eight years as Houston's ...