Sylvester Turner, 70, died on March 5 at his home in Washington, D.C., from what his family described as “enduring health ...

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Turner died suddenly Wednesday morning. He maintained connections to the University of Houston throughout his political ...

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

Houston mourns the passing of Sylvester Turner, former mayor and U.S. congressman, celebrated for his unwavering support of ...

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.