Texas congressman Sylvester Turner died Wednesday, months after filling the U.S. House seat of the late Sheila Jackson Lee.

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner has died, according to U.S. representatives and a Houston council ...

A former mayor of Houston, he was in attendance at the president’s speech on Tuesday night and was later taken to a hospital.

Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died, according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire. He was 70.

As you go about your day today, you may notice Texas flags flying at half-staff Thursday across the state. Gov. Greg Abbott ...

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who rose from a kid in Acres Homes to serve as Houston’s mayor for eight years and was elected to ...

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

The cause of death is unclear. Turner took office weeks ago, filling the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Sheila Jackson ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner has died at 70. The Houston native had served 27 years in the ...

Former mayor 'left it all on the field,' says City Councilmember Martha Castex-Tatum. 'He didn't look for followers. He ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner and the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee — colleagues, friends and proud ...

Turner’s death comes two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied ...