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

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

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

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 child in Acres Homes to serve as Houston’s mayor for eight years and was elected ...

Democratic U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner, a former mayor of Houston, who was sworn into office in November, died on ...

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

As mayor of Houston, he led the nation’s fourth-largest city through devastating flooding from Hurricane Harvey in 2017.

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

News of former Houston Mayor and U.S. Congressman Sylvester Turner's death traveled quickly Wednesday as many fellow ...

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

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