Recommended Videos Turner, born Sept. 27, 1954, currently holds the position of United States Representative for Texas’s 18th congressional district, taking the beloved Sheila Jackson Lee’s ...

By Clay Risen Sylvester Turner, a former mayor of Houston who was sworn in as a U.S. representative in January, died on Wednesday in Washington. He was 70 and had been in attendance at President ...

Washington—Democratic Rep. Sylvester Turner of Texas has died, weeks after taking office. He was 70 years old. Turner also served as Houston's mayor from 2016 until 2024. The city of Houston ...

Texas Congressman and ex-Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner has died. He was 70 years old. Turner, who previously was diagnosed with bone cancer, reportedly suffered a medical emergency following ...

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.

A few hours later, 70-year-old Texas Rep. Sylvester Turner - who had recently struggled to overcome bone cancer - had died. The cause of death is not yet known for Turner, a former Houston mayor ...

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 to Congress last year, has died. He was 70. His death was confirmed ...