Washington—Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died, weeks after taking office. He was 70 years old. Turner also served as Houston's mayor from 2016 until 2024. The city of Houston ...

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 ...

Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, died Tuesday night at the age of 70, according to top Democrats. Rep. Bennie Thompson, D-Miss., announced Turner's passing at a House Homeland Security hearing on ...

Houston's former mayor, Congressman Sylvester Turner, passed away at 70 years old, Mayor John Whitmire announced during a council meeting on Wednesday. Whitmire told the council that Turner was in ...

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.

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.

HOUSTON — Houstonians are honoring U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner on Tuesday at City Hall, where his body will lie in state until 7 p.m., allowing the public to pay their respects to the ...

Turner had just won his first term representing the 18th Congressional District in November and was not up for reelection until late 2026. He had taken over for the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson ...

News of former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner's death traveled quickly Wednesday as many fellow legislators and public figures posted to social media about Turner’s legacy in Houston.

(KPRC) Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner has died at the age of 70, following a long career in public service that spanned decades in both local and state government ...

WASHINGTON—Rep. Sylvester Turner, a Texas Democrat who was just sworn into the House in January after previously serving as mayor of Houston, died Wednesday. Turner, 70 years old, sat in the ...