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 ...

(Douglas Sweet Jr. For The Texas Tribune, Douglas Sweet Jr. For The Texas Tribune) HOUSTON, Texas – “Don’t mess with Medicaid” were the final words many surrounding the former Mayor of ...

Before being elected to Congress, Turner served as Houston's mayor for two terms. During Wednesday’s Houston City Council meeting, Mayor John Whitmire announced Turner’s death, saying it ...

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.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire on Wednesday announced the city is implementing a citywide hiring freeze beginning this week, as first reported by ABC 13's Shannon Ryan. The mayor's office said the ...

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 ...

Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. Turner died peacefully Wednesday, according to a statement from his congressional office.

U.S. Congressman and longtime Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has died from enduring health complications. He was 70. Turner died in his Washington D.C. home at 5:45 a.m. after attending President ...

HOUSTON — Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died two months after taking office and hours after attending President Trump’s address before Congress in Washington, D.C ...

HOUSTON — Former Houston mayor and current U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner has died at the age of 70, according to current Houston Mayor John Whitmire. Whitmire announced Turner's passing at ...

Then-Houston mayor Sylvester Turner describes his bout with cancer in an interview at City Hall in Houston on Nov. 15, 2022. (Annie Mulligan for The Texas Tribune) U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner ...