Houston Mayor John Whitmire speaks about former Mayor Sylvester Turner outside Houston City Hall on Tuesday, March 11, 2025. Turner died March 5 at age 70. "Serious" but also "fun." That's how ...

City Controller Chris Hollins wants to rename a portion of the downtown thoroughfare after late Congressman and former ...

Turner’s tenure as Houston’s mayor was marked by his leadership during crises, including Hurricane Harvey in 2017, which caused catastrophic flooding throughout the city. Under his ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Federal and local politicians are mourning the death of Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston who won the election last November to fill the seat of late ...

Saturday afternoon, politicians and loved ones alike flocked to The Church Without Walls to say one final goodbye to late former mayor and Houston area congressman Sylvester Turner. Attendees ...

Turner became the 62nd mayor of Houston, leading the city from 2016 to 2024, before being elected to the United States House of Representatives in 2024. Turner’s body will lie in state at ...

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- The City of Houston is remembering the late Sylvester Turner -- the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's ...

Houston's hip-hop icons have been paying tribute to former mayor Sylvester Turner after his sudden passing. Turner passed away at 70 years old on Wednesday, March 5, shocking the city and the ...

Mourners in Houston ... the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas as he lay in state at city hall Tuesday, part of a week of public events to honor the Democratic lawmaker and former mayor.