Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.

State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the plethora of tributes that have poured out since his death last week and ahead of his memorial on Saturday in Houston. Turner,

Turner, who most recently served as a United States Congressman, died last week at age 70 from enduring health complications. What he left behind was a lasting mark on the state’s largest municipality and a legacy as a Texas lawmaker who consistently pushed boundaries.