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

Family, friends, and other supporters will gather at Turner's long time church to say their final goodbyes to the beloved ...

Sylvester Turner, a University of Houston alumnus and former mayor of Houston who was elected to Congress last year, died ...

Turner died Wednesday in his Washington, D.C., apartment. He was 70. On Tuesday, Houston City Hall welcomed Turner for a ...

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

A longtime public servant, Turner was Houston’s 62nd mayor from 2016 to 2024 before being elected to represent Texas’ 18th ...

The longtime public official and champion of Houston died Wednesday in Washington, D.C., from “enduring health complications, ...

Late U.S. Representative and beloved former Houston mayor Sylvester Turner will lie in state at Houston City Hall.

Texas Rep. Jon Rosenthal (D-Houston) offered his condolences to Turner early Wednesday morning. "He was a dear friend and an ...

The BriefLate U.S. Representative Sylvester Turner will lie in state in the Hall of the House of Representatives.House ...

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

Turner's legacy as a steadfast advocate for economic opportunity, urban resilience, and community revitalization remains ...