Turner died Wednesday in his Washington, D.C., apartment. He was 70. On Tuesday, Houston City Hall welcomed Turner for a final time to honor that legacy.

HOUSTON, Texas (KTRK) -- Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston who won election last November to fill late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee's seat in District 18, has died. He was 70.

Turner’s death comes two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied by former U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died in office last year ...

The Houston City Hall rotunda is open to visitors until 7 p.m. Tuesday. After he's honored in Houston, Sylvester Turner will "lie in honor" at the State Capitol on Thursday and Friday.

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

Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas), the former Houston mayor who won a seat in Congress in November, succeeding the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee (D), died Tuesday night. He was 70. House Minority ...

The bar was set high by Sheila Jackson Lee and Sylvester Turner, who carved out legacies of strong representation and ...

U.S. Congressman and longtime Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has died from ... Turner’s death came just months after he won Texas' 18th Congressional District race. He stood as a pillar in ...

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