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 ...

Turner, who most recently served as a United States Congressman, died last week at age 70 from enduring health complications.

Former Texas House member and Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner remembered as a passionate Democrat who worked across the aisle.