Turner, who passed away Wednesday morning at the age of 70, had a long and distinguished career in public office.

Flags across Houston and the state will be flown at half-staff for several days in honor of former Mayor and U.S. Rep.

Sylvester Turner died at the age of 70 Wednesday morning. He will lie in honor in the Texas State House next week.

The late Texas Congressman and former Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner will lie in state at the Texas Capitol next week to ...

The flags of Texas and the U.S. are flying at half staff on Thursday and Friday to honor U.S. Rep. Sylvester Turner of ...

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

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, who spent nearly three decades as a state lawmaker and eight years as Houston mayor, has died.

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

Rep. Sylvester Turner was a fierce advocate for Texas Southern University. The native Houstonian was also a proud member of ...

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

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

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