Turner’s death comes two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied ...

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, who spent nearly three decades as a state lawmaker and eight years as Houston mayor, has died.

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

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 ...

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

Mourners filed into Houston's Church Without Walls Saturday — some wearing black, others in vivid shades of blue — to honor former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner at his funeral, as a montage of ...

A group of Houstonians says it plans to begin the work of gathering 64,000 signatures in hopes of eventually ousting Mayor ...

Flags in Texas are flying at half-staff until sunset Friday following the death this week of trailblazing politician Carole ...

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. He was born and raised in Houston and spent more than two decades serving as a state representative before ...

A spokesperson for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas says he has died just two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump's address before Congress.

Commissioners voted unanimously on March 27 to rename the downtown Houston building, Lamar Plaza, after the late U.S.