Sylvester Turner's battle with cancer compelled him to fight for health care during his brief tenure in Congress.

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner and the late U.S. Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee — colleagues, friends and proud ...

Just weeks after Rep. Sylvester Turner assumed office, his tragic passing means that the 18th Congressional District seat is ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner has died, according to U.S. representatives and a Houston council ...

Former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner has died at 70. The Houston native had served 27 years in the ...

The cause of death is unclear. Turner took office weeks ago, filling the seat left vacant by the death of Rep. Sheila Jackson ...

U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner, who rose from a child in Acres Homes to serve as Houston’s mayor for eight years and was elected ...

Sylvester Turner, a Texas Democrat who was just sworn into the House in January after previously serving as mayor of Houston, ...

A former mayor of Houston, he was in attendance at the president’s speech on Tuesday night and was later taken to a hospital.

Turner’s death comes two months into his first term representing Texas’ 18th Congressional District, the seat long occupied ...

Sylvester Turner’s sudden death Wednesday morning was met with shock by many in Houston, where the longtime mayor had led the ...

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