Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.

Turner, who spent nearly three decades in the Texas House and died last week, was remembered as a passionate Democrat ...

State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the parade of tributes that have poured out since ...

Turner died Wednesday in his Washington, D.C., apartment. He was 70. On Tuesday, Houston City Hall welcomed Turner for a ...

Mourners are gathering to honor the late U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas as he lies in state at Houston's city hall.

Houston Mayor John Whitmire referred to former mayor Sylvester Turner as the "best he had to follow" as he welcomed those ...

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas, who died this month just weeks into first term in Congress, was scheduled to lie in ...

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

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