Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at 70 years old just two months after taking office ...

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

Calling him a friend and public servant, Houston Mayor John Whitmire announced the death of former mayor and U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner during a City Council meeting on Wednesday.

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

Former Houston mayor and current U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner, who ran for the seat once held by the late Sheila Jackson ...

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

Houston City Council’s Ethics and Governance Committee hasn’t met since October­,­­­ when Mayor John Whitmire and Controller ...

Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas), the former Houston mayor who won a seat in Congress in November, succeeding the late Rep.

Sylvester Turner served two terms as mayor before winning Texas' Congressional 18th district last November, a seat once held by late Congresswoman Sheila Jackson Lee.

Turner was elected in November to fill the seat left vacant after the passing of former Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, ...

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, passed away suddenly at the age of 70, just two months after joining Congress.

Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died, according to Houston Mayor John Whitmire.