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 plethora of tributes that have poured out since ...

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

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

A funeral service will cap a week of emotional events to honor Turner, who died at age 70 on March 5 in Washington, D.C..

A celebration of life service will be held for former Congressman and Houston mayor Sylvester Turner on Saturday.

The public was invited to attend the funeral, but the church released a statement saying that they had reached capacity for ...

Texans are honoring U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner on Thursday at the Texas State Capitol, where his body will lie in ...

Former Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner’s funeral will be held in west Houston this afternoon. Turner died March 5 after “enduring health complications,” his family wrote in a statement. He was 70 ...