Turner's unexpected passing comes months after the 70-year-old was elected to replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died in office in July.

Flags across Houston and the state will be flown at half-staff for several days in honor of former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who died Wednesday at the age of 70. Gov. Greg Abbott ordered ...

Despite facing health complications recently, the death of U.S. Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner came as a shock to many.

According to Turner’s family, he was taken to the hospital after President Donald Trump’s speech to a joint session of ...

Texas Congressman and former Mayor of Houston Sylvester Turner died suddenly at the age of 70, and while no special election has been announced to fill his vacant seat, potential candidates such ...

Texas, has died two months after taking office and hours after attending President Donald Trump's address before Congress in ...

Shortly after the news broke Wednesday morning of former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner’s death, speculation began about a ...

U.S. Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has passed away at the age of 70, succumbing to ongoing health complications.

HOUSTON -- First-term US congressman and longtime former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner died on Wednesday at the age of 70, ...

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

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s Wednesday death was classified as an “apparent natural death,” according to the Metropolitan Police Department in Washington, D.C. A spokesperson with the department told ...