A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s mayor in 2016 and 2020.

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former two-term mayor of Houston, died early Wednesday in Washington, D.C., the Houston Chronicle reported. He was 70. The Democrat’s death, two months into his ...

Turner was remembered as a "remarkable public servant" whose career spanned decades. He led Houston through challenges like ...