Sylvester Turner, a Democratic congressman and former mayor of Houston, has died at the age of 70. Turner died peacefully Wednesday, according to a statement from his congressional office.

Turner began serving in the House in January, filling the seat of the late Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, who died in July 2024. The Texas House of Representatives voted unanimously to allow Turner to ...

WASHINGTON — First-term Rep. Sylvester Turner, D-Texas, died after suffering a medical emergency following President Donald Trump's address to Congress, according to two House Democratic ...

Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner, the former mayor of Houston, died suddenly at 70 years old just two months after taking office Meredith Kile is a Digital News Writer-Editor at PEOPLE. She has been an ...

And one of the more respected players on the 2024 roster, veteran Justin Turner, also critiqued that approach in a recent column from USA Today's Bob Nightengale. Among his criticism, Turner made ...

Former Houston Mayor and Democratic Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner passed away at age 70, officials confirmed Wednesday. Houston Mayor John Whitmire confirmed Turner's death during a city council meeting ...