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

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

Former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner died March 5, four months after being elected to the U.S. House of Representatives, and ...

“The House Democratic Caucus family is shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Congressman Sylvester Turner. Though he ...

Members of the Acres Homes area - including FOX 26 reporter Leslie DelasBour - speak on the impact Congressman Sylvester ...

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

A spokesperson for Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas) said he died just two months after taking office and hours after attending ...

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

Turner's legacy as a steadfast advocate for economic opportunity, urban resilience, and community revitalization remains ...

The Black son of a painter and maid grew riding the bus from Acres Homes to downtown. Fifty years later, he did his best to ...

Sylvester Turner, a Harvard law graduate who proudly boasted about his Acres Homes roots, died at 70 Tuesday night.

Turner's unexpected passing comes months after the 70-year-old was elected to replace Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who also died ...