Texas congressman Sylvester Turner died Wednesday, months after filling the U.S. House seat of the late Sheila Jackson Lee.

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner has died, according to U.S. representatives and a Houston council ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner has died at 70. The Houston native had served 27 years in the ...

Former mayor 'left it all on the field,' says City Councilmember Martha Castex-Tatum. 'He didn't look for followers. He ...

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

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who rose from a child in Acres Homes to serve as Houston’s mayor for eight years and was elected ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner and the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee — colleagues, friends and proud ...

Texas Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-Houston) offered his condolences to Turner early Wednesday morning. "He was a dear friend and an ...

A spokesperson for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas says he has died just two months after taking office and ...

The cause of death is unclear. Turner took office weeks ago, filling the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Sheila Jackson ...

News of former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner's death traveled quickly Wednesday as many fellow ...

Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died, according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire. He was 70.