Former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner on Tuesday became the third-ever person to lie in state at Houston City Hall. Turner, a regional political giant who served two terms as Houston’s ...

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor and Texas lawmaker, will lie in state in Houston and Austin ahead of a funeral service this week, officials announced. Arrangements come after ...

The late Sylvester Turner, who was Houston’s mayor from 2016 to 2024, will be honored this week in the community where he was raised and served throughout his long and decorated career.

AUSTIN (KXAN) — Former Houston mayor and current U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) died suddenly Wednesday morning at age 70, his family announced. Turner served as a member of the ...

I went to school with Sylvester Turner from 7th through 12th grade. This week has sent me walking down memory lane through a mixture of tears and laughter. I pulled out old yearbooks and enjoyed ...

Terri Sewell. Tributes have been pouring in for Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas since he died this week shortly after attending President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.

Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, died Wednesday at 70 after suffering a medical emergency. The Democratic lawmaker’s office confirmed his passing in a statement on X on March 5. “Congressman ...

Lawyer-Congressman Sylvester Turner, Former Houston Mayor, Has Died He had attended President Donald Trump's Congressional address Tuesday night and then was taken to the hospital and later released.

Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the flags at half-staff for the memorial of Congressman Sylvester Turner of Houston through Friday, March 7. Flags should return to full-staff by sunrise on Saturday ...