Sylvester Turner graduated from the University of Houston in 1977. He received the President's Medallion from Renu Khator.

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

Family, friends, and other supporters will gather at Turner's long time church to say their final goodbyes to the beloved ...

Sylvester Turner, a University of Houston alumnus and former mayor of Houston who was elected to Congress last year, died ...

The longtime public official and champion of Houston died Wednesday in Washington, D.C., from “enduring health complications, ...

Rep. Sylvester Turner was a fierce advocate for Texas Southern University. The native Houstonian was also a proud member of ...

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

Late U.S. Representative and beloved former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner will lie in state at Houston City Hall.

A longtime public servant, Turner was Houston’s 62nd mayor from 2016 to 2024 before being elected to represent Texas’ 18th Congressional District in 2024.

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

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

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