Texas congressman Sylvester Turner died Wednesday, months after filling the U.S. House seat of the late Sheila Jackson Lee.

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

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 ...

Turner was seen in the Capitol hallways on the day he died and had posted on social media ahead of President Trump’s address ...

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

Rep. Sylvester Turner has died, according to a statement from the City of Houston Wednesday. He was a former Houston mayor ...

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

Sylvester Turner graduated from the University of Houston in 1977. He received the President's Medallion from Renu Khator.

Houston's former mayor, Congressman Sylvester Turner, passed away at 70 years old, Mayor Whitmire announced during a council ...

Former mayor 'left it all on the field,' says City Councilmember Martha Castex-Tatum. 'He didn't look for followers. He ...

In a 2019 interview with the Houston Chronicle, former U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner talked about the hurdles he had to overcome ...

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