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

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

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 ...

Sylvester Turner served as Houston mayor and in Congress after serving 27 years in the Texas House. He died March 4.

State lawmakers on Thursday formally honored Sylvester Turner, adding to the plethora of tributes that have poured out since ...

A longtime public servant, Turner served in the Texas House of Representatives for many years before he was elected Houston’s ...

Funeral services for U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, a former Houston mayor who died early Wednesday morning, will be held in ...

Hundreds gathered at Houston City Hall to say goodbye to the former mayor Tuesday, recalling his years of public service and ...

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

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

A spokesperson for Democratic U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas says he has died just two months after taking office and ...